Syllabus

This is a tentative schedule and can be changed as we progress the semester.
week content lecture note homework
1 Introduction to ocean modeling
2 Numerical methods in discretizing time
3 Equation of motion
4 Shallow water model, 1D
5 Shallow water model, 2D
6 Quasi-geostrophic model 1
7 Quasi-geostrophic model 2
8 Midterm Exam
9 Ocean General circulation model, gyre
10 Ocean General circulation model, global ocean
11 Eddy parameterization
12 Ocean General circulation model, mixing
13 Ocean General circulation model, regional simulation
14 Lagrangian / Eulerian model
15 Model analysis : Budget analysis
16 Final week