16:712:501 Physical Oceanography - 3 Credits
(cross-listed with 01/11:628:451)
Prerequisites: One year of college calculus and college physics.

Physical properties and basic equations for describing waves, tides, currents, and the large-scale wind-driven and thermohaline circulation. Ekman, geostrophic, and inertial flows. Gulf Stream; air-sea interactions; El Niño.

Course Web Page: http://marine.rutgers.edu/dmcs/ms501/index.html

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