ATOC 568. Ocean Physics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Major topics in physics and dynamics of the ocean including seawater properties, density and equation of state, sea ice, air-sea-ice exchanges, mixing and stability in the ocean, wind-driven and thermohaline circulations. Observational techniques and numerical models of the ocean, which include some data analysis and literature
review.
- Restriction: Graduate students and final-year Honours Atmospheric Science students. Others by special permission.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): ATOC 512 or permission of instructor