気象海象学基礎

Lecture Date contents Lecturer/s 9-AprOceanography 4tides and tidal currents, internal wavesKodaira1 16-AprOceanography 5wind driven ocean circulationKodaira2 23-AprOceanography 1surface wavesWaseda1 30-AprMeteorology 1atmospheric boundary layer, gustWaseda2 7-MayOceanography 2ocean waves (short-term)Waseda3 14-MayApplication 1short-term statistics, fatigueWada1 21-MayApplication 2long-term statistics, extreme valuesWada2 28-MayNo lecture　 4-JunMeteorology 2weather, tropical & midlatitude cycloneWaseda4 11-JunNo lecture　　 18-JunApplication 3Fourier modes, harmonic analysisWada3 25-JunOcanogoraphy 3ocean waves (long-term)Waseda5 2-JulClimate 1Sea ice, Air-sea coupled processWaseda6 9-JulClimate 2climate indices, variation, changeWaseda7 16-JulApplication 4Feedback on exerciseWada4

The lectures will be given by Professors Waseda, Wada, and Kodaira. Waseda covers the fundamentals of physical oceanography, meteorology, and climate, and Wada relates those knowledge to engineering disciplines. At each lecture, assignments will be given to augment necessary knowledge an skill that cannot be covered by the lecture.

GRADE: Homework assignments are given every lecture. The students are required to submit the assignment within 2 weeks. Late submission is accepted but the grades will be halved. There will be no exam or end-term report. Text books are introduced at every lecture. Submit your assignment to the UTOL

NOTE: The language used in the lecture is English and all the lecture materials will be in English. However, provided that all the students are fluent in reading, writing, and speaking in Japanese, a part of the lectures may be given in Japanese.