Professor Tripoli
Office Hours: MWF 3:30-4:30 pm
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.
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:
Tripoli, 2001 Unabridged Thermodynamics Chapter Draft
Tripoli, 2005 (NMS model formulation)
September 14-19, 2006
Cotton and Anthes 28-32
October 10-19
Wave CISK Papers
Lindzen, 1974, Lindzen and Stevens, 1978
Raymond, 1975, Raymond, 1976, Raymond, 1983, Raymond, 1984
November 2, 2006
Nonlinear Normal Modes
Temperton, 1988 , Temperton, 1991
November 28, 2006
Reading:
Tropical cyclone papers
Basic Dynamics (read these to understand their message by 11/30/06)
Emanuel and Rotunno, Carnot cycle, 1
Rotunno and Emanuel, Carnot Cycle 2
Emanuel, MPI
Geostrophic Adjustment (reference for laboratory writeups)
Genesis (read these by 12/5/06)
Internal Structure (read these 12/07/06)
Environmental interaction(read by 12/12/06)