12.333 | Spring 2004 | Undergraduate

Atmospheric and Ocean Circulations

Calendar

All homework assignments are due one week from the assigned session.

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Shallow Water Gravity Waves  
2 Shallow Water Gravity Waves(cont.)  
3 Deep Water Gravity Waves  
4 Deep Water Gravity Waves (cont.) Homework 1 assigned
5 Internal Gravity Waves  
6 Internal Gravity Waves (cont.)  
7 Mid-Term Quiz 1  
8 Tides  
9 Tides (cont.) Homework 2 assigned
10 Large-scale Motions on a Rotating Earth  
11 Large-scale Motions on a Rotating Earth (cont.)  
12 Rossby Waves and Planetary Scale Motions  
13 Rossby Waves and Planetary Scale Motions (cont.) Homework 3 assigned
14 Mid-Term Quiz 2  
15 Baroclinic Instability and Midlatitude Storms  
16 Baroclinic Instability and Midlatitude Storms (cont.)  
17 The Equatorial Atmosphere and Ocean  
18 The Equatorial Atmosphere and Ocean (cont.) Homework 4 assigned
19 El Niño and the Southern Oscillation  
20 El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (cont.)  
21 Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes, Typhoons)  
22 Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes, Typhoons) (cont.) Homework 5 assigned
23 Final Exam  

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