November 6th Exam

November 13th Tom Rossby Seminar

Early Dec– Class Project.

Exam 1 problem 2 answer key is posted on the course website? I promised them that I'll have it by today. Here is the direct link: http://marine.rutgers.edu/dmcs/ms451/2006/exam/

Thanks. Donglai

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Solution to these timeDependent equations fora constant wind stress for three different depths

H=100m

H=20m

H=5m

H=100 meter

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H=100 meter

Wind turns off after1 inertial period

H=10 meter

Wind turns off after1 inertial period

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Drifter Trajectory in North Sea (van Aken DSR 2002)

Conservation of Angular Momentum (Vorticity!!)

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Baroclinic (Depth Dependent) Pressure Gradient

Density from RU COOL Glider Across NJ Shelf

Thanks to Paul Linden.

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km north of the Battery

Along Channel salt/dye sections

Dye Conc10-11

May 4th

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May 8th

10,000 particles on a Random Walk

2-D Random walk2-D Random Walk with Advection