12.950 | Spring 2004 | Graduate

Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
 1 The Finite Difference Method  
 2 Spatial Discretization and Numerical Dispersion  
 3 Series Expansion Methods Problem set 1 out
 4 Series Expansion Methods (cont.)  
 5 Time-stepping Problem set 1 due
 6 Time-stepping (cont.)  
 7 Time-stepping (cont.)

MATLAB® Script for P-N-Z Model

 
 8 Space-time  
 9 Space-time (cont.)  
 10 Two-dimensions  
 11 Shallow Water Dynamics and Numerical Dispersion  
 12 Barotropic Models  
 13 Barotropic Models (cont.)  
 14 Quasi-geostrophic Equations  
 15 Quasi-geostrophic Models  
 16 Quasi-geostrophic Models (cont.)  
 17 Eddy Parameterization  
 18 The Primitive Equations  
 19 The Primitive Equations (cont.)  
 20 Introduction to Turbulence, Reynolds Averaging, and Turbulence and Energy Problem set 2 out
 21 [Attend 12.820 for the lecture of] Boundary Layer Turbulence and Parameterizations  
 22 Primitive Equations (cont.)  
 23 Vertical Coordinates Problem set 2 due
 24 dfParameterizing Geostrophic Eddies  
 25 Project Presentations  
 26 Overview and Summary of GCM Issues