ATMS 406
Fall 2019 All Classes
Credit: 4 hours.
Covers the mesoscale, synoptic scale and planetary scale motions in the tropical circulation. Emphasis will be on delineating the unique characteristics of tropical dynamics. Topics include Hadley circulation, Walker circulation, Madden-Julian oscillation, monsoons, easterly waves, equatorial waves, hurricanes, the quasi-biennial oscillation, El Nino and the Southern Oscillation.
4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ATMS 301 and ATMS 302 and MATH 285; or consent of instructor.
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49531
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Lecture
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A
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12:00PM
-12:50PM
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MWF
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2084 Natural History Building
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Vega-Westhoff, B
Nesbitt, S |
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