| Unit name | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EASCM0025 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6) |
| Unit director | Professor. Mader |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of the previous years of Geology or Environmental Geoscience programme as appropriate |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit will consider flow of natural, multiphase materials in viscous, inviscid and turbulent flow. The fluid mechanical principles of heat and mass transfer in fluid flows will be applied to understanding geophysical phenomena. The impact of the Earth&)s rotation on large-scale fluid motions will also be discussed. Specific geophysical flows of interest will be: the flow of ice, rock, lava and mud; plate motions and the viscosity of the mantle; convection in magma chambers and in the Sun&)s interior; flows in the Earth&)s atmosphere and oceans including the Gulf Stream.
