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Atmospheric Motions II
ATM S 442/504, Winter 2012
Lecture: MWF 1:30-2:20, ATG 310C
Lab: T 1:30-4:20, ATG 610 |
This schedule will be updated as the quarter progresses.
Week 1: Intro, the shallow water equations,
shallow water waves.
Reading: Holton 7.1-7.3 (although 7.3.1 is optional).
Lecture 1 slides
HW 1 (due 1-9-12)
Week 2: Non-rotating shallow water waves, inertia-gravity waves, inertial oscillations.
Reading:
Make sure you've read Holton 7.1-7.3 (less 7.3.1). Holton 7.5 for
inertia-gravity waves and inertial oscillations.
HW 2 (due 1-24-12)
Week 3:
Snow!
Reading:
Holton 7.6 for geostrophic adjustment. Holton 4.5 for review of the barotropic vorticity equation, Holton 7.7 for Rossby waves.
Week 4: Geostrophic
adjustment, the barotropic vorticity equation, Rossby waves.
Reading: Holton 7.6-7.7, and 4.5 for review of the barotropic vorticity equation.
Week 5: Test 1 (Mon Jan 30). QG PV equation, and vertical motion in QG (Q-vectors).
Cyclogenesis from the "omega thinking" and "PV-thinking" perspectives.
Reading: Holton 6.3-6.5 (also review 6.1-6.2).
First NWP experiments slides
HW 3 (due Feb 10): Holton 6.4, 6.5, 6.6.
Week 6: Baroclinic instability.
Reading: Holton 8.1, 8.4.
Week 7: The Eady Model. HW 4 (due Friday Feb 24)
Week 8:
More on the Eady model. Slides from Wednesday
Week 9:
Test 2 (Mon Feb 27).
Cyclone/anticyclone asymmetry,
effect of latent heating on
baroclinic instability and occlusion. Frontogenesis. Slides from Week 9
Week 10: Energetics of baroclinic
instability (Angie Pendergrass, guest lecturer). Hurricanes (Greg Hakim,
guest lecturer).
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