Module code | WKD 370 |
Qualification | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Scale analyses and simplification of the basic equations. The geostrophic, thermal and gradient wind. The vorticity equation and divergence. Potential vorticity. Vertical motion and surface pressure tendency. Vorticity in barotropic fluids. Tendency and Omega equations. Model of a baroclinic system. |
Module credits | 36.00 |
NQF Level | 07 |
Programmes | |
Prerequisites | WKD 261 and WKD 263 |
Contact time | 4 lectures per week |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Department | Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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