Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

Readings

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)

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
38	Review (cont.)