Faculty of Science

Steady Ocean Circulation
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5910-20-11-31
	Enrollment deadline: 14/04/2020

Date and time

20.04.2020, at: 00:00 - 21.06.2020, at: 00:00

Regular seats

ECTS credits

7.50

Contact person

Julie Meier E-mail address: juliemh@nbi.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser

Markus Jochum E-mail address: mjochum@nbi.ku.dk

Semester/Block

Block 4

Scheme group

Exam form

Oral examination, 25 min

Exam details

Oral exam without preparation time

Exam aids

Without aids

Grading scale

Passed / Not passed

Criteria for exam assessment

See learning outcome

Exam re-examination

Same as regular exam

Course workload

Course workload category	Hours
Lectures	30.00
Exercises	30.00
Exam	0.50
Preparation	145.50

Sum	206.00

Content

In this course we will discuss three of the world's ocean major circulation systems: the subtropical gyre, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, and the meridional overturning circulation. The focus will be on the manipulation of the equations of motion to derrive simple analytical models of these systems. Observations and numerical models will then be used to fill these equations with life.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
The purpose of this course is that the student obtains a basic understanding of the dynamics of the large scale circulation.

Skills:
When the course is finished it is expected that the student is able to:

•Explain and apply the concept of potential vorticity
•Explain the energetic of the meridional overturning circulation
•Understand the relevance of friction and mixing for the ocean circulation

Competences:
The course introduces the student to the equations of motion for a continuous medium. The student will learn how to use scaling analysis to reduce the complexity of partial differential equations. Finally the student will combine the resulting equations with observations and numerical model results to relate the different forcing mechanisms to the relevant part of the ocean circulation.

Target group

Important information for students outside of Denmark:
To apply for participation in this course, it is required that you send an email to the course organizer with your information and motivation for joining the course. Do not use the online application. Thank you.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures. Weekly hand-in exercises.

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