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Marshall, John, and R. Alan Plumb. Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text. Boston, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780125586917.
Table of contents (PDF)
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction |
Introduction |
| 2 |
Characteristics of the atmosphere |
Chapter 1 |
| 3 |
Equation of state for the dry and moist air |
Chapter 1 |
| 4 |
Earth's radiation budget |
Chapter 2 |
| 5 |
Greenhouse effect: I |
Chapter 2 |
| 6 |
Greenhouse effect: II |
Chapter 2 |
| 7 |
Vertical structure of the atmosphere |
Chapter 3 |
| 8 |
Convection in water |
Chapter 4 |
| 9 |
Convection in water (cont.) |
Chapter 4 |
| 10 |
Convection in water (cont.) |
Chapter 4 |
| 11 |
Dry convection in air |
Chapter 4 |
| 12 |
Potential temperature |
Chapter 4 |
| 13 |
Moist convection in air: I |
Chapter 4 |
| 14 |
Moist convection in air: II |
Chapter 4 |
| 15 |
Meridional structure of the atmosphere |
Chapter 5 |
| 16 |
Partial differential equations |
Chapter 6 |
| 17 |
Radial inflow experiment |
Chapter 6 |
| 18 |
Equations of motion for non-rotating fluids |
Chapter 6 |
| 19 |
Equations of motion for rotating fluids |
Chapter 6 |
| 20 |
Inertial motions |
Chapter 6 |
| 21 |
Equations of motion on a sphere |
Chapter 6 |
| 22 |
Geostrophic balance |
Chapter 7 |
| 23 |
Taylor-Proudman theorem |
Chapter 7 |
| 24 |
Thermal wind |
Chapter 7 |
| 25 |
Ekman layers |
Chapter 7 |
| 26 |
The general circulation of the atmosphere |
Chapter 8 |
| 27 |
Physical characteristics of the ocean |
Chapter 9 |
| 28 |
The observed ocean circulation |
Chapter 9 |
| 29 |
Ekman layers in the ocean |
Chapter 10 |
| 30 |
Ekman layers in the laboratory |
Chapter 10 |
| 31 |
Taylor-Proudman on the sphere |
Chapter 10 |
| 32 |
The wind driven ocean circulation |
Chapter 10 |
| 33 |
The abyssal ocean circulation |
Chapter 11 |
| 34 |
Turbulent mixing and the abyssal ocean circulation |
Chapter 12 |
| 35 |
The atmospheric and oceanic energy budget |
Chapter 12 |
| 36 |
The Earth's heat budget |
Chapter 12 |
| 37 |
Review |
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| 38 |
Review (cont.) |
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