ATMS 312
Spring 2017 Part of Term 1
Jan 17-May 3
Credit: 3 hours.
Rigorous examination of the dynamical nature of various manifestations of the atmospheric circulation. Topics include the intrinsic effects of earth's rotation and stratification, vorticity and potential vorticity dynamics, various forms of boundary layer, wave dynamics (gravity waves and Rossby waves), geostrophic adjustment, cyclogenesis, frontogenesis and a potpourri of instability theories.
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54858
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Lecture
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A
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9:30AM
-10:50AM
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TR
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Atmospheric Sciences Bldg
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Wang, Z
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