This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Tools

Following are the Software used in this Course

Plot Soundings on Skew T Diagrams and make Buoyancy Plots

Instructions (PDF)
skewt.m (M)
tcon.m (M)
wyoming.f (F)

Run a Two-dimensional PE Model for Hadley, Monsoon and Tropical Equatorial Phenomena

dimensions.h (H)
dimphy.h (H)
imenux.m (M)
imenuy.m (M)
params.in (IN)
params_monsoon.in (IN)
raddim.h (H)
radepsi.h (H)
raddimlw.h (H)
radopt.h (H)
Readme File (PDF)
skewt.m (M)
sounding.in (IN)
sounding20.in (IN)
spectrum.m (M)
thermo.h (H)
TwoD.f (F)
variables (File)
YOETHF.h (H)
YOMCST.h (H)

Start by reading Readme File (PDF)

MATLAB® Script for Plotting out Matsuno Modes (M)

Notes, FORTRAN program, and MATLAB® script for Gill Problem

Notes on the Gill Model (PDF)
Help File (PDF)
gill.f (F)
gill_params.txt (TXT)
gill.m (M)

Notes, FORTRAN program, and MATLAB® script for reduced model of the Tropics

Notes on the Model (PDF)
tropics.f (F)
input.txt (TXT)
maps.m (M)

Plot Historical Hurricane Tracks

highres_data.zip (ZIP - 25.5 MB) (The ZIP file contains: tbase.int, and gshhs_h.b.)
Readme File (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
tcdata.zip (ZIP - 2.5 MB) (The ZIP file contains: 1 .log file, 1 .pdf, 2 .b files, 2 .html files, 6 .mat files, 14 .gif files, and 43 .m files.)

Notes, FORTRAN program, and MATLAB® script for simple coupled hurricane model

Readme File (PDF)
hurr.f (F)
params.txt (TXT)
hurrplot.m (M)