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Calendar

The calendar shows the schedule of topics, readings, and assignments covered in the course.

*O = Ogilvie Oceanography notes; *M = Medwin and Clay

CLASS # TOPICS READINGS ASSIGNMENTS
1 Introduction to Physical Oceanography *O1-5; *M1-16 Hw 1 Out
2 Ocean Properties; MATLAB® Seawater Toolbox O6-13
3 Heat, Water, and Salt Balance; Seasonal Thermoclines; Conservation in a Basin; Residence Time O14-22
4 Material Derivatives; Conservation Laws O22-30 Hw 1 Due; Hw 2 Out
5 Equation of Motion O32-37
6 Eddy Viscosity; Coriolis Acceleration O37-40 Hw 2 Due; Hw 3 Out
7 Scaling of Equations of Motion O41-44
8 Geostrophic Flow; Cyclones and Anticyclones O45-50
9 Specific Volume Anomaly; Geostrophic Motion O50-53 Hw 3 Due; Hw 4 Out
10 Geostrophic Motion; Discussion of Results O53-60
11 North Atlantic Gyre and the Gulf Stream
12 Wind Stress and Ekman Motion O61-63 Hw 4 Due
13 Review of Physical Oceanography
14 Surface Waves; Bernoulli Equation O91-93
15 In-class Exam 1 Hw 5 Out
16 Laplace Equation; Linearization O93-95
17 Simplest Wave Solutions; Progressive Waves O96-99 Hw 5 Due; Hw 7 Out
18 Dispersion: Group Velocity; Energy Flux O100-103
19 Standing Waves; Ship Waves (to be confirmed)
20 Waves Lab at Tow Tank O103-104 Hw 6 Due; Hw 7 Out
21 Waves in Water of Finite Depth O104-106
22 Ocean Wave Sectra O107-114
23 Introduction to Sound Waves M1-16 Hw 7 Due; Hw 8 Out
24 The Wave Equation M17-40
25 The Sonar Equation
26 In-class Exam 2 Hw 8 Out
27 Exam Review
28 Arrays M127-146 Hw 8 Due; Hw 9 Out
29 Arrays
30 Propagation M71-115
31 Propagation Hw 9 Due; Hw 9 Out
32 Reflection M40-50; M234-240
33 Target Strength Hw 10 Due
34 Reverberation and Noise M405-430
35 Design of Sonar Systems
36 In-class Exam 3
37 Review/Guest Lecture
38 Review/Guest Lecture
39 Review/Guest Lecture


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