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METR 810 : Atmospheric and Oceanic Dynamics of Coastal Zones

Prerequisites: graduate or senior standing and METR 502, or consent of instructor.
Description: Dynamical equations that govern atmospheric and oceanic motions to understand phenomena of coastal zones. Land/sea breezes, topographically trapped Kelvin waves, coastal and island eddies, coastal upwelling and marine layers, etc. (Also offered as OCN 810. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.)
Units: 3
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