Course content

The course will give an introduction to the large-scale ocean circulation on Earth, with a principal focus on mid and high-latitude oceans. Wind-driven and buoyancy-driven circulation regimes, including their response to changes in forcing, will be discussed. The various topics will be illuminated with examples from observations, numerical simulations and theoretical models.

Prerequisites

GEF1100 – The Climate System (discontinued) / GEO2300 – Physical Processes in the Geosciences / or equivalent course

Recommended previous knowledge

GEF2610 – Physical Oceanography (continued) / GEO2320 – Oceanography
GEF3450 – Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (continued) / GEO3900 – Atmosphere Ocean Dynamics (discontinued) / GEO4900 – Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics

Application procedure

Students at UiO register for courses and exams in Studentweb.

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course you should have an understanding of:

Wind-driven and buoyancy-driven mid-latitude oceans
Eddy-mean flow interactions
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Large-scale currents in the Arctic Ocean

Files/Documents

ISCED Categories

Physical and chemical oceanography

The General Circulation of the Oceans