Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 12.800, Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean.  Topics covered include: concepts of fluid dynamics to atmospheric and ocean processes, implications of fluid dynamics for atmosphere and ocean, and physical oceanography. The page provides lecture notes and problem sets.  The production and distribution of this resource is part of MIT OpenCourseWare, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put all of the educational materials from its undergraduate and graduate-level courses online and make them freely accessible.