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Modeling the General Circulation of the Atmosphere
ATM S 591, Winter 2016
Th 1:30-4:20, ATG Rm. 610
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Date |
Topics |
Lecture Slides |
Supplementary Materials |
| A Hierarchy of Models |
1-7 to 1-28 |
- The primitive equations
- Numerics
- First NWP experiment
- Dynamical cores
- GCMs vs ESMs
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Slides
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Related papers
Readings on numerical methods in the GFDL GCMs:
B-Grid model
Spectral barotropic model
Spectral shallow water model
Spectral primitive equations dynamical core |
| Tropical dynamics |
1-28 to 2-18 |
- Tropopause height
- Hadley cell
- QG overturning circulations
- Two-layer models of the tropics
- Tropical waves/MJO
- Moist circulations
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Slides |
See related papers above |
| Extratropical dynamics |
2-18 to 3-18 |
- Diffusive energy balance models
- Extratropical-tropical connections
- Barotropic vorticity equation
- EP Fluxes
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Slides |
See related papers above |
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