Jérôme André Roland Noir: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021

Name PD Dr. Jérôme André Roland Noir
FieldGeophysics and fluid dynamics
Address
Institut für Geophysik
ETH Zürich, NO H 11.1
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 75 93
Fax+41 44 633 10 65
E-mailjerome.noir@eaps.ethz.ch
DepartmentEarth and Planetary Sciences
RelationshipPrivatdozent

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
651-3050-AALFundamentals of Geophysics Restricted registration - show details
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
6 credits13RJ. A. R. Noir, T. Gerya
Abstract
Learning objective
651-4001-00LGeophysical Fluid Dynamics3 credits2GJ. A. R. Noir
AbstractFluid mechanics is one of the fundamental
building blocks of modern geophysics. This course aims to provide the students with the basic tools used in fluid dynamics studies of geophysical-astrophysical problems. The course is a combination of lectures, exercises and demo experiments.
Learning objectiveThe goal of this course is to introduce you to some fundamental concepts of fluid dynamics, dimensional analysis and scaling laws. A particular attention is given to the assumptions and approximations underlying the derivations of the equations in various situations. The lectures are a mix of table top experiments, everyday observations and theoretical derivations.
Content1)Fundamentals of fluid mechanics.
2)Ideal inviscid fluids.
3)Incompressible viscous fluids.
4)Advanced topics, one of the following:
-Elements of Thermal convection.
-Rotating fluids.
-Stratified fluids.
-Instabilities and Turbulence.
Lecture notesThe slides of last year presentations will be made available at the beginning of the semester, they may be subject to changes during the lectures.
LiteratureM. Rieutord, Springer 2015, Fluid dynamics - An Introduction: The book is available as a pdf for ETH student (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-09351-2)