Spring 2026 Earth and Environmental Sciences GU4210 section 001

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMIC

Call Number 18193
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Dhruv Balwada
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: APMA E3101, APMA E3201 or equivalents and APPH E4200 or equivalent or the instructors permission. Fundamental concepts in the dynamics of rotating stratified flows. Geostrophic and hydrostatic balances, potential vorticity, f and beta plane approximations, gravity and Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment and quasigeostrophy, baroclinic and barotropic instabilities.
Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 0 students (10 max) as of 9:07PM Monday, December 15, 2025
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number GU4210
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Note also listed in directory as APPH4210E
Section key 20261EESC4210W001