GATE 2025 Atmospheric & Ocean Science Syllabus (Available) – Download Syllabus PDF Here

The GATE 2025 syllabus for Atmospheric & Ocean Science has been officially released by IIT Roorkee. This national-level examination is a key gateway for admission to postgraduate programs in engineering and technology, specifically ME/M.Tech. The newly released syllabus outlines the essential topics that candidates will need to study for the exam.

The GATE 2025 exam is scheduled for the 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 16th of February 2025. The syllabus for Atmospheric & Ocean Science includes critical areas such as atmospheric dynamics, ocean circulation, meteorology, and climate science. This comprehensive coverage is designed to ensure that candidates are well-prepared to handle both theoretical and practical aspects of Atmospheric & Ocean Science.

For detailed and up-to-date information about the GATE 2025 Syllabus, candidates should refer to the official guidelines provided by IIT Roorkee. Proper preparation based on this syllabus will be essential for achieving a strong performance in the exam and advancing in the field of Atmospheric & Ocean Science.

GATE 2025 Atmospheric & Ocean Science Syllabus – PDF Released

Section A: Atmospheric Science

Fundamental of Meteorology, Thermal structure of the atmosphere and its composition, Radiation Balance and Laws, Wind Belts, Monsoon, Climate. Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Hydrostatic equilibrium and: Hydrostatic equation, a variation of pressure with height, geopotential, Tropical Convection. Atmospheric Electricity. Cloud Physics. Observation Techniques of the Atmospheric Properties.

Fundamental Equations. Pressure, gravity, centripetal and Coriolis forces, the Cartesian and isobaric coordinates continuity equation, Scale analysis, inertial flow, geostrophic and gradient winds, thermal wind, and vorticity. Atmospheric turbulence, baroclinic instability. Atmospheric Waves.

Tropical meteorology: Trade wind inversion, ITCZ; monsoon trough tropical cyclones, their structure, and development theory; monsoon depressions; Climate variability and forcings; Madden-Julian oscillation(MJO), ENSO, QBO (quasi-biennial oscillation) and sunspot cycles. Primitive equations of Numerical Weather Prediction. General Circulation and Climate Modelling. Synoptic weather forecasting is the prediction of weather elements such as rain, maximum and minimum temperature, and fog. Data Assimilation.

Section B: Ocean Sciences

Seawater Properties, T-S diagrams, Ocean Observations, Ocean Tide, and Waves and their properties. Coastal Processes and Estuary Dynamics. Coastal zone management. Wind-Driven Circulation: Ekman, Sverdrup, Stommel and Munk theories, Inertial currents; geostrophic motion; barotropic and baroclinic conditions; Oceanic eddies. Global conveyor belt circulation. Subtropical gyres; Western boundary currents; current equatorial systems; Current System in the Indian Ocean.

Momentum equation, mass conservation, vorticity. Ocean and Wave Modeling, Ocean State Forecasting. Data Assimilation. Ocean Turbulence.

Chemical Properties of seawater, major and minor elements, their behaviour and chemical exchanges across interfaces and residence times in seawater, Element chemistry in atypical conditions-estuaries, Biochemical cycling of nutrients, trace metals, and organic matter.

Air-sea exchange of important biogenic dissolved gases; carbon dioxide-carbonate system; alkalinity and control of pH; biological pump. Marine Pollution. Primary and secondary production; factors controlling phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance and diversity; nekton and fisheries oceanography.

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