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Introduction |
Introduction
Chapter 1
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Lab experiment 0 |
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Equilibrium T of Earth |
Chapter 2 |
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Greenhouse effect |
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More complex greenhouse models |
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Vertical structure of atmosphere: Hydrostatic balance |
Chapter 3 |
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Problem set 1 out |
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Convection in water |
Chapter 4 |
Lab experiment II |
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Dry convection in air: Adiabatic lapse rate |
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Potential temperature |
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Problem set 1 due
Problem set 2 out
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Moist convection |
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Lab experiment I |
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Moist convection (cont.) |
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Problem set 2 due
Problem set 3 out
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Meridional structure of atmosphere |
Chapter 5 |
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Angular Momentum: Hadley circulation |
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Differentiation following the motion |
Chapter 6 |
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Problem set 3 due
Problem set 4 out
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Equations of motion applied to a fluid |
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Equations of motion for a rotating fluid |
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Lab experiment III |
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Equipotential surfaces |
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Lab experiment IV |
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Inertial circles |
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Lab experiment V |
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Review and recap of frames of reference |
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Problem set 4 due
Problem set 5 out
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Putting things on the sphere |
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Lab experiment VI |
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Balanced flow: Geostrophy |
Chapter 7 |
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Taylor Proudman theorem |
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Lab experiment VII |
Problem set 5 due |
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Thermal wind |
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Mid-term take-home test out |
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Ageostrophic motion and Ekman layers |
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Lab experiment X |
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The Hadley circulation |
Chapter 8 |
Lab experiment VIII |
Problem set 6/7 (combined) out |
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The general circulation of the atmosphere |
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Mid-term take-home test due |
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Atmospheric general circulation: Eddy regime |
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Lab experiment XI |
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The ocean and its circulation |
Chapter 9 |
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Ocean circulation: Inferences from balanced dynamics |
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Ekman layers in the ocean |
Chapter 10 |
Lab experiment XII |
Problem set 6/7 due
Problem set 8 out
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Taylor-Proudman on the sphere |
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Laboratory model of wind-driven ocean circulation |
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Lab experiment XIII |
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Theory of ocean gyres |
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Thermohaline circulation |
Chapter 11 |
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Theoretical ideas on thermohaline circulation |
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Problem set 8 due
Problem set 9 out
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Laboratory model of thermohaline circulation |
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Lab experiment XIV |
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The ocean and its role in climate |
Chapter 12 |
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Source-sink flow and western boundary currents |
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Lab experiment XV |
Problem set 9 due |
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Final exam |
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