Spring 2026 Applied Physics E4210 section 001

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMIC

Call Number 16974
Day & Time
Location
TR 8:40am-9:55am
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Dhruv Balwada
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Fundamental concepts in the dynamics of rotating, stratified flows. Geostrophic and hydrostatic balances, potential vorticity, f and beta plane approximations, gravity and Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment and quasigeostrophy, baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, Sverdrup balance, boundary currents, Ekman layers.

Web Site Vergil
Department Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Enrollment 6 students (25 max) as of 12:06PM Friday, November 28, 2025
Subject Applied Physics
Number E4210
Section 001
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Open To Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies
Section key 20261APPH4210E001