12.810 | Spring 2008 | Graduate

Dynamics of the Atmosphere

Lecture Notes

chapter_8.pdf

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Lecture notes on Chapter 8: Internal Gravity Waves: Basics. Topics include some general remarks on waves, group and signal velocity, heuristic theory (no rotation), linearization, Eliassen-Palm theorems, ?moving flame effect? and the super-rotation of Venus? atmosphere, energy flux, a remark about ?eddies?, formal mathematical treatment, and numerical algorithms.

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