12.810 | Spring 2023 | Graduate

Dynamics of the Atmosphere

Readings

[H&H] = James R. Holton and Gregory J. Hakim. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 5th edition. Academic Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780123848666.

[Vallis] = Geoffrey K. Vallis. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781107065505. 

Introduction to Dynamics of the Atmosphere

Hadley Cells and Zonally Symmetric Circulations 

Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere

Large-Scale Flow with Rotation and Stratification

  • Shallow water dynamics: [H&H] section 4.5; [Vallis] section 3
  • Quasigeostrophy: [H&H] chapter 6; [Vallis] section 5.4
  • Potential vorticity song: PV Song (PDF)

Vertically Propagating and Stationary Rossby Waves

Wave Activity and Instability in Midlatitudes

General Circulation of the Atmosphere

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Spring 2023
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