Ocean, atmosphere, hydrosphere

• Atmospheric physics and dynamics (composition and structure, radiation balance, theoretical circulation, low-pressure systems/high-pressure systems, fronts, jets, tornadoes)
• Ocean physics and dynamics (composition and structure, main forces, simplified equations, geostrophic current, Ekman drift, eddies, astronomical tides)
• General ocean circulation (Munk model, major currents, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic, Conveyor Belt)
• Waves and swells, vocabulary and general overview, first-order theory
• Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions (heat/moisture/CO2 exchange, Monsoon, El Niño)

• Hourly volumes:

  CM: 21

  TD: 24

Acquire fundamental knowledge about how the atmosphere and ocean work and their main interactions.

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

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Continuous assessment: 1 tutorial and 2 written assignments

Understand atmospheric and oceanic processes and their main interactions.