AOS 718

Dynamics Moist Convective Systems

Professor Tripoli

Office Hours: MWF 3:30-4:30 pm

Syllabus

 

 

Grading:         2-3 Projects + Homework                                  30%

        Term Paper:                                                         20%

        Midterm + Final:                                                 50%

 

Suggested Reading:

·        Cloud Dynamics, Robert A. Houze Jr., AP, 1993

·        Atmospheric Convection, K. A. Emanuel, OUP, 1994

·        Storm and Cloud Dynamics, Cotton and Anthes, AP 1982

·        Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics, Gill. AP 1982

·        Handbook of Weather, Climate and Water, Potter/Colman,   JWS, 2002

·        Journal articles to be assigned.

                       

Class Lecture slides

September 5, 2006 - Introduction PPT lecture

                                   

September 7-12, 2006 - Governing equations for Nonhydrostatic systems

                                 Lecture covered pages 13-15 Cotton and part of Anthes and Tripoli thermodynamics chapter on moisture variables and theta_e.  References were made to:

                                Ogura and Phillips, 1962

                                 Dutton and Fichtl, 1969

                                 Skamrock et al. , 2005 (WRF)

                                 Tripoli, 2001 Unabridged Thermodynamics Chapter Draft

                                Tripoli, 2005 (NMS model formulation)

September 14-19, 2006

                                Cotton and Anthes 28-32

                                        Governing Equations Notes

October 10-19

                               Wave CISK Papers

                                        Lindzen, 1974,   Lindzen and Stevens, 1978

                                        Raymond, 1975, Raymond, 1976, Raymond, 1983, Raymond, 1984

                                        Emanuel, 1982, Nehrkorn, 1986

 

November 2, 2006

                               Nonlinear Normal Modes

 

                                            Temperton, 1988  ,  Temperton, 1991

                                            Normal Modes for NMS

 

November 28, 2006

 

Reading:

                   Tropical cyclone papers

                           Basic Dynamics (read these to understand their message by 11/30/06)

                                    Charney and Elliassen, 1962

                                    Emanuel and Rotunno, Carnot cycle, 1

                                    Rotunno and Emanuel, Carnot Cycle 2

                                     Emanuel, MPI

                           Geostrophic Adjustment (reference for laboratory writeups)

                                    Schubert et al, 1980

                                     Schubert and Hack, 1982

                                    Shapirio and Willoughby, 1982

                                    Schubert and Hack, 1986

                                      Zhang and Fritsch, 1987

                                     Zhang and Fritsch, 1988

                            Genesis (read these by 12/5/06)

                                    Bill Frank

                                    Mike Montgomery

                                    Jeff Callaghan

                                     John Gyakum

                                     Pat Harr

                            Internal Structure (read these 12/07/06)

                                    Hugh Willoughby

                                    Liz Ritchie

                                     Jeff Kepert

                                    Nick Shay

                                    Schubert et al

 

                            Environmental interaction(read by 12/12/06)

                                    Tuleya (on shear)

                                    Merrill

                                    Rappin