Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MSE 307 — Marine Fluid Dynamics

MSE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain shallow water theory and boundary layer theory
demonstrate an understanding of sea conditions – ocean circulation models and theories including stability theories of fluid flows
explain linear stability theory of fluid flows
apply stability theories in geophysical fluid dynamics
describe thermocline and associated problems
explain quasigeostrophic motion

Course contents

Shallow-water theory, Poincare, Kelvin, and Rossby waves. Boundary layer theory. Wind-driven ocean circulation models. Quasigeostrophic motion on a sphere. Thermocline and associated problems. Stability theories: classical linear stability. Theory of fluid flows with examples and applications in geophysical fluid dynamics.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MSE 307.

MSE 307 — Marine Fluid Dynamics

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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