# Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

Observed motion of introducing dye into a rotating tank of water. (Image by Prof. J. Marshall.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Raffaele Ferrari

### MIT Course Number

12.003

### As Taught In

Fall 2008

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Demonstration - video
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Exams (no solutions)

## Course Description

This undergraduate class is designed to introduce students to the physics that govern the circulation of the ocean and atmosphere. The focus of the course is on the processes that control the climate of the planet.

#### Acknowledgments

Prof. Ferrari wishes to acknowledge that this course was originally designed and taught by Prof. John Marshall.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

Archived versions:

- 12.003 Physics of Atmospheres and Oceans (Fall 2007)

## Related Content

## Course Collections

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### Cross-Disciplinary Lists

- Environment Courses

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- Earth Science > Atmospheric Science
- Earth Science > Climate Studies
- Earth Science > Geophysics
- Earth Science > Oceanography
- Earth Science > Environmental Science
- Ocean Engineering > Hydrodynamics

Raffaele Ferrari. 12.003 Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics. Fall 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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