Syllabus

Course Meeting Times

Lectures: 2 session(s) / week, 1.5 hour(s) / session

Prerequisites

Quasi-balanced Circulations in Oceans and Atmospheres (12.803) or Dynamics of the Atmosphere (12.810).

Topics

1. Radiative-Convective Equilibrium
2. The Zonally-Averaged Circulation
3. Asymmetric Steady Circulations
4. Interannual Fluctuations of the Walker Circulation - ENSO
5. Intraseasonal Oscillations
6. Quasi-equilibrium Theory of Small Perturbations to Radiative-Convective Equilibrium States
7. Tropical Cyclones

Grading

The course grade is based upon problem sets, a term paper, and class participation.