Physical oceanography

Enrollment.

Boundary conditions at the sea surface  

Equation of state of seawater  

Stommel's model of the Atlantic Meridional Circulation  

Conservation law for mass: continuity equation, incompressibility limit 

Conservation law for energy: advection-diffusion equation for temperature 

Conservation law for tracers: advection-diffusion equation for salinity 

Conservation law for momentum: Navier-Stokes equation on a rotating planet  

Reynolds averaging of the equations of motion and Reynolds stress tensor 

Boundary conditions for the Navier-Stokes equation 

Scales of motion and important dimensionless numbers  

Vorticity  

Kelvin's theorem and Bernoulli's equation 

Gravity waves  

Shallow water equations 

Geostrophic dynamics 

Geostrophic adjustment: Rossby adjustment problem and Rossby radius of deformation 

Barotropic planetary waves  

Barotropic instability 

Tidal potential and tides in the real ocean 

Internal waves 

Ekman theory of oceanic boundary layers 

Sverdrup dynamics of global circulation. Western boundary intensification, Stommel's solution for western boundary currents

1. Zapiski s predavanj in vaj 

2. Adrian Gill, Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics, Cambridge 

3. B. Cushman-Roisin, J.-M. Beckers, Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics, Academic press 

4. J. Pedlosky, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Springer 

5. Pond S. and G.L. Pickard, 1978. Introductory Dynamic Oceanography. Butterworth-Heineman Ltd. 

To obtain basic knowledge on dynamics of water mass on a rotating Earth, which are coupled with the phenomena in the atmosphere. They are a ground-floor for the study of marine, maritime and ecological issues in coastal waters and oceans.

Knowledge and understanding: 

Understanding of processes that affect the motion of water mass in oceans and seas on a rotating Earth. 

Application: 

Students of meteorology will gain support in studying limnology, oceanographic and ecological topics, which are linked to synoptic and climatic processes in meteorology.

Reflection:  

Through exercises and seminar work students will gain critical view on their own achievements through comparison with known results. 

Transferable skills: 

 Students will get intimately acquainted with the Navier-Stokes equation, learn to solve simple partial and ordinary differential equations, and apply tensor and vector analysis in oceanography and other environmental sciences. 

Lectures, tutorials, seminars from topics on a list of at least 25 items.

Oral examination, or instead individual seminar work, submitted in a written form and defended in public.
Written examination
5 - 10, a student passes the exam if he is graded from 6 to 10

MALAČIČ, Vlado, ŽAGAR, Nedjeljka, 2019. Seawater icicles in the Adriatic Sea (northern Mediterranean). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, ISSN 0003-0007, 2019, vol. , no. , 22 str., [in press], doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0118.1. [COBISS-SI-ID 4973391], [JCR, SNIP].

RAICICH, Fabio, MALAČIČ , Vlado, CELIO, Massimo, GIAIOTTI, D., CAN10NI, Carolina, COLUCCI, Renato R., CERMELJ, Brank:o, PUCILLO, A .Extreme air-sea interactions in the Gulf of Trieste (North Adriatic) during the strong Bora event in winter 2012. Journal of geophysical research, ISSN 0148-0227, 2013, vol.  118, no. 1, str. 5238-5250, doi: 10.1002/jgrc,20398. [COBISS-SI-ID 2934607], [JCR. SNIP, kategorija: lAl (Z, A', Al/2).

RAMŠAK, V., MALAČIČ, V., LIČER, M., KOTNIK, J., HORVAT, M., ŽAGAR, D.. High-resolution pollutant dispersion modelling in contaminated coastal sites. Environ. Res. (N.Y.), avg. 2013, št. 125, str. 103-112, ilustr., doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.12.013. [COBISS-SI-ID 6203745. Kategorija: 1A1 (Z1, A').

PETELIN, B., KONONENKO, I., MALAČIČ, V., KUKAR, M.. Multi-level association rules and directed graphs for spatial data analysis. Expert syst. appl.. [Print ed.], 2013, vol. 40, issue 12, str. 4957-4970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2013.03.004, doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2013.03.004. [COBISS-SI-ID 2761807], kategorija: 1A1 (Z1, A'); uvrstitev: SCI, Scopus, MBP; tipologijo je verificiral OSICN točke: 27.03.

MALAČIČ, V., PETELIN, B., VODOPIVEC, M.. Topographic control of wind-driven circulation in the northern Adriatic. J. Geophys. Res., 2012, vol. 117, št. C06032, str. 1-16, doi: 10.1029/2012JC008063. [COBISS-SI-ID 2595663], kategorija: 1A1 (Z1, A'); uvrstitev: SCI, Scopus, MBP; tipologijo je verificiral OSICN točke: 39.81.