S. Socolofsky > OCEN 489/689

Special Topics on Mixing and Transport in the Environment, Spring 2007

Satellite image of the phytoplankton concentration off of the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands.  Image provided by the NASA SeaWiFS Program

Instructor:  Scott A. Socolofsky CE/TTI 802B, (979) 845-4517 Office hours: TBA ssocolofsky@civil.tamu.edu Computer Labs: CE 215 Course Meeting Times: TR 11:10-12:25 in CE 217

Course Objectives

To introduce the physics and chemistry of transport and mixing of substances in the hydrosphere by learning to:

1. understand the effects of diffusion, advection, dispersion, and chemical reactions on concentrations in the environment
2. apply the governing transport equation to solve problems with diverse boundary and initial conditions
3. evaluate the important processes affecting fate and transport in a range of problem situations
4. synthesize the analysis tools developed in the course to solve real-world transport problems

There is a related PowerPoint presentation describing the course content.  If you do not have PowerPoint, you can view this presentation by downloading and installing the PowerPoint Viewer 97.  See also CVEN489-501

Course Description
(From undergraduate catalog)

OCEN 489/689 SP TP MIXING TRANS PROCS.  (3-0). Credit 3. II  A first course in Environmental Fluid Mechanics: an introduction to fluid and mass transport in naturally occurring flows.  Topics include molecular and turbulent diffusion; dispersion; river, estuary and ocean mixing; dissolution boundary layers; tidal mixing; offshore wastewater outfalls; and an introduction to environmental quality numerical modeling.  Prerequisite: CVEN 311.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0348572.  Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).