Climate Physics — Coriolis force, Euler and Lagrange point of views, fluid mechanics (Navier Stokes), fluids on a rotating body, equipotential surfaces, inertial circles, fluids on a sphere, geostrophic flows, Taylor-Proudman theorem, thermal wind, Ekman layer, Hadley circulation, general circulation of the atmosphere, eddy regime, ocean circulation, ocean Ekman layer, Taylor-Proudman on a sphere, wind-driven circulation, ocean gyres, thermohaline circulation, thermohaline theory, oceans and climate, El Nino, and climate change.
Development / Grading: Department of Physics, New Mexico Tech in cooperation with Richard Sonnenfeld[1, 2].