Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS	INSTRUCTORS
1	The Finite Difference Method (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
2	Spatial Discretization and Numerical Dispersion (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
3-4	Series Expansion Methods (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
5-7	Time-stepping (PDF - 1.2 MB) MATLAB® Script for P-N-Z Model (M)	Dr. Adcroft
8-9	Space-time (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
10	Two-dimensions (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
11	Shallow Water Dynamics and Numerical Dispersion (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
12-13	Barotropic Models (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
14	Quasi-geostrophic Equations (PDF)	Prof. Marshall
15-16	Quasi-geostrophic Models (PDF)	Prof. Marshall
17	Eddy Parameterization	Prof. Marshall
18-19	The Primitive Equations (PDF - 1.2 MB)	Dr. Adcroft
20	Introduction to Turbulence, Reynolds Averaging, Turbulence and Energy	Prof. Ferrari
21	[Attend 12.820 for the lecture of] Boundary Layer Turbulence and Parameterizations	Prof. Ferrari
22	Primitive Equations (cont.)	Dr. Adcroft
23	Vertical Coordinates (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
24	Parameterizing Geostrophic Eddies (PDF)	Dr. Adcroft
26	Overview and Summary of GCM Issues	Dr. Adcroft