Ocean, atmosphere, hydrosphere

• Physics and dynamics of the atmosphere (composition and structure, radiation balance, theoretical circulation, depressions/anticyclones, fronts, jets, tornadoes)
• Physics and dynamics of the ocean (composition and structure, main forces, simplified equations, geostrophic current, Ekman drift, eddies, astronomical tides)
• General ocean circulation (Munk model, main currents, Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Conveyor Belt)
• Waves and swell, vocabulary and general presentation, first order theory
• Ocean-Atmosphere interactions (heat/moisture/CO2 exchange, Monsoon, El Niño)

• Hourly volumes* :

  CM : 21

  TD : 24

Acquire the fundamental notions of how the atmosphere and the ocean work and their main interactions.

For the ocean, particular attention will be paid to the way of considering a mechanical system, to identify, conceptualize and formalize the forces that apply, to deduce the fundamental equations of marine dynamics and to apply them in simplified cases under certain assumptions (geostrophic current, Ekman drift, inertia oscillations...). The objective is thus to acquire a mechanistic approach of a system.

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Continuous assessment: 1 TD and 2 writings

Master the atmospheric and oceanic processes and their main interactions.