Ocean, atmosphere, hydrosphere

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

• Hourly volumes* :

  CM: 21

  TD : 24

Acquire a basic understanding of how the atmosphere and ocean function and interact.

For the Ocean, particular attention will be paid to how to consider 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 hypotheses (geostrophic current, Ekman drift, inertial oscillations...). The aim is to acquire a mechanistic approach to a system.

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Continuous assessment: 1 TD and 2 written exams

Master atmospheric and oceanic processes and their main interactions.