GEF4510 – Atmosphere and Oceans on Computers: Fundamentals
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Governing equations, hyperbolic, elliptic and parabolic systems, finite difference methods, truncation errors, orthogonal functions, numerical stability, explicit and implicit methods, elliptic solvers, numerical dispersion, diffusion and dissipation, unphysical modes, solutions to diffusion and advection problems and their combinations, solutions to the shallow water equations, higher order schemes, generalized vertical coordinates, and open boundary conditions.
Learning outcome
After completing this course, students have gained knowledge about:
- fundamental numerical, finite difference methods used to solve atmospheric and oceanographic problems
- parametrizations of key processes in numerical weather and ocean prediction models
- how to construct nesting conditions at open boundaries of limited area models
- the FORTRAN computer language
Admission
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Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
Overlapping courses
- 7 credits overlap with GEF4230 – Numerical models of the atmosphere (discontinued)
- 7 credits overlap with GEF4620 – Numerical solutions of oceanographic problems (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with GEF9510 – Atmosphere and Oceans on Computers: Fundamentals (discontinued)
Teaching
2 times 2 hours per week throughout the fall semester. Lectures and evaluation of compulsory exercises. The compulsory exercises must be approved (no letter grades) before the student may take the final exam.
Attendance at the first lecture is compulsory. Students who fail to meet, are considered to have withdrawn from the course unless they have previously given notice to the Studies administration, email address: studieinfo@geo.uio.no
Examination
Oral, final exam (counts 100%).
Language of examination
In this course any written exam questions or assignment questions may be available in English only.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.