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MEA 460 Principles of Physical Oceanography
惭贰础听460听听Principles of Physical Oceanography听听(3 credit hours)听听
Introduction to principles and practices of physical oceanography. Equation of state of seawater; energy transfer to the ocean by thermal, radiative and mechanical processes; the heat budget; oceanic density distribution; oceanic boundary conditions; conservations equation; air-sea interaction; global fluxes and general description of major ocean currents. Credit is not allowed for both 惭贰础听460 and 惭贰础听540
Typically offered in Fall only