SIO 217B (Winter 2012)

Atmospheric and Climate Sciences II: Atmospheric Dynamics

Syllabus

Course Reading

  • Jan 10 (Tues) Holton 1.1-4, 1.5.1-2, 1.6, 2.1.0
  • Jan 12 (Thur) Holton 1.5.3-4, 2.1.1, 2.2
  • Jan 17 (Tues) Holton 2.4, 3.1.1, 3.2.1-3
  • Jan 19 (Thur) Holton 2.5, 3.1.2, 3.2.4-5
  • Jan 24 (Tues) Holton 2.6, 2.7.1-3, 3.5.1, 3.6
  • Jan 26 (Thur) Holton 2.7.4, 3.1.3, 3.4, 3.5.2
  • Jan 31 (Tues) Holton 4.1-2, 4.4
  • Feb 2 (Thur) Holton 4.3, 4.5, 7.5.1
  • Feb 7 (Tues) Holton 7.1-2, 7.7.1
  • Feb 9 (Thur) Holton 6.1, 7.7.2
  • Feb 14 (Tues) Holton 6.2
  • Feb 16 (Thur) Holton 6.3.1-2
  • Feb 21 (Tues) Holton 6.3.3-4, 6.4.1, 6.4.3, 6.5
  • Feb 23 (Thur) Holton 6.4.2
  • Feb 28 (Tues) Holton 8.1, 8.2.1
  • Mar 1 (Thur) Holton 8.2.2, 8.3
  • Mar 6 (Tues) Holton 10.1, 10.3.0
  • Mar 8 (Thur) Holton 8.4.1, 10.2.0
  • Mar 13 (Tues) Holton 9.5.1-4, 10.2.1, 11.1.1, 11.1.5-7
  • Mar 15 (Thur) Holton 9.7, 11.2-3

    Supplementary Material

  • Holton errata
  • Jan 12 Presentation
  • Coriolis notes
  • Coriolis force and inertial oscillations (helpful website)
  • Coriolis effect (helpful website)
  • Jan 19 Presentation
  • Jan 26 Presentation A
  • Jan 26 Presentation B
  • Jan 26 Presentation C
  • Feb 2 Presentation
  • Feb 9 Presentation
  • Feb 16 Presentation
  • Feb 21 Presentation
  • Quasi-geostrophy notes
  • Feb 23 Presentation A
  • Feb 23 Presentation B
  • Mar 6 Presentation A
  • Mar 6 Presentation B
  • Mar 8 Presentation
  • Mar 13 Presentation A
  • Future Presentation
  • Mar 13 Presentation B
  • Mar 13 Presentation C

    Homework Exercises

  • Homework 1 Due January 24 (Tues)
  • Homework 1 Solution
  • Homework 2 Due February 2 (Thur)
  • Homework 2 Solution
  • Homework 3 Due February 14 (Tues)
  • Homework 3 Solution
  • Homework 4 Due March 6 (Tues)
  • Homework 4 Solution
  • Homework 5 Due March 13 (Tues)
  • Homework 4 Solution