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 ATM S 560 / OCN 560, Autumn Quarter 2010
Coupled Atmosphere - Ocean Interactions
Latest SST from the TAO array
Most recent TAO / TRITON data for the Tropical Pacific
(from http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/jsdisplay)


Calendar

Week 1: Sept 30

1. The zonally averaged circulation of the atmosphere   Notes Sept 30

Week 2: Oct 5/7

1. The zonally averaged circulation of the atmosphere (cont)   Notes

2. The Ocean Circulation: an inevitable fallout   Notes Oct xx

Week 3: Oct 12/14
 

3. A zero-order look at the annual cycle of surface temperature and circulation   Notes

Week 4: Oct 19/21

4. Overview of atmospheric response to changes in tropical SST   Notes  

Week 5: Oct 26/28

5. Overview of ocean response to changes in tropic wind forcing   Notes      

Week 6: Nov 2/4

6. Observations of ENSO       Notes      

7. The ENSO mode Notes      

Week 7: Nov 9 (11 is a holiday)

7. The ENSO mode (cont) Notes      

8. The Hypotheses for the Low Frequency Variability of ENSO    notes   

Week 8: Nov 16/18

9. ENSO in the mid-Holocene       Notes      

10. Physics of the Meridional Modes       Notes      

Week 9: Nov 23 (Nov 25 is a holiday)

11. Meridional Mode and ENSO       Notes        

Week 10: Nov 30/Dec 2

12. Meridional Mode in the Atlantic Notes

13. Presentation of projects    Notes

Week 11: Dec 7/9

13. Presentation of projects (cont)   Notes

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 Last Updated:
08/27/2010
Contact the instructor at: battisti@uw.edu