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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Atmospheric Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Mark Pinsky
Coordinator Office Hours:
102, Monday, 15.00-17.45
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Mark Pinsky
Course/Module description:
Turbulence. Turbulent and laminar flows. Examples of turbulent phenomena.
Main equations of hydrodynamics: Navier-Stokes equation, continuous equation, Poisson equation, equation of energy balance.
Qualitative view of turbulence. Energy cascade. Inertial and viscosity ranges. Concept of the turbulent intermittency. Specific features of atmospheric turbulence.
Basic knowledge of the probability theory. Random processes. Random fields. Correlation, structure and spectral functions and tensors.
Homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. Howarth-von-Karman equation.
Locally homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. Kolmogorov equation.
Problem of closure. Different hypotheses in the theory of turbulence.
Course/Module aims:
Learning of basic concepts of turbulent theory and methods of theoretical analysis of turbulent flows
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Evaluate turbulent characteristics of hydrodynamic flow, interpret data of atmospheric in-situ measurements and atmospheric model results
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
The course consists of 8 4-hour lectures and exercises. At the end of the course an exam is conducted.
Course/Module Content:
See module description
Required Reading:
Lectures, Monin and Yaglom. Statistical hydrodynamics, 1975. Feisch, Turbulence: The Legacy of A. N. Kolmogorov, 1995
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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