SO 335 - Quantitative Methods for Meteorology and Oceanography
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Lecture Notes
Chapter 1- Variables, Constant and Dimensions
Chapter 2- Vectors review
Chapter 3 - Gradient, divergence, vorticity
Chapter 4- Advection
Chapter 5- Material derivative
Chapter 6 - Flow visualization - streamlines, streamfunctions and velocity potential
Chapter 7- Taylor's series and vector integral theorems
Chapter 8- Mass Continuity
Handout - Leibnitz rule applied to fixed volume
Chapter 9- Equations of motion (Newton's second law)
- Derivation example (in-class example)
Chapter 10- Equations of motion in a rotating frame and Geostrophic flow
Chapter 11- Conversion from rectangular to polar coordinates and gradient wind
Labs
Advanced Plotting Techniques PPT
Lab 1 Global and regional MODIS sea surface temperatures
Lab 1 Quick reference worksheet
Lab 1 grading rubric
AQUA_MODIS.20200321_20200328.L3m.8D.SST.sst.9km.nc data file
coastline180.mat
Lab 2 Global and regional OSCAR surface currents
Lab 2 Quick reference worksheet
Lab 2 grading rubric
oscar_vel10035.nc data file
coastline.mat
Lab 3 Horizontal divergence in the upper ocean
Lab 3 grading rubric
Lab 3 Loop Guidance
oscar_vel10035.nc data file
coastline.mat
Lab 4 Vertical vorticity in the upper ocean
Lab 4 grading rubric
oscar_vel10035.nc data file
coastline.mat
Lab 5 Streamlines and trajectories in the upper ocean
Lab 5 grading rubric
oscar_vel10035.nc data file
coastline.mat
lab5_argo_data.mat
Matlab Quiz:
oscar_vel10269.nc data file
coastline.mat
Assignments