12.811 Tropical Meteorology, Spring 2005
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Author(s)
Emanuel, Kerry
Alternative Title
Tropical Meteorology
Date Issued
June 2005
Abstract
This course describes the behavior and dynamics of the tropical troposphere, from the large-scale energy balance down to cumulus convection and tropical cyclones. Topics include: Radiative-convective equilibrium; the Hadley and walker circulation; monsoons; tropical boundary layers; theory of the response of the tropical atmosphere to localized sea-surface temperature anomalies; intraseasonal oscillations; equatorial waves; El NiƱo/Southern Oscillation; easterly waves; and tropical cyclones.
Subjects
Radiative-convective equilibrium
the Hadley and walker circulation
monsoons
tropical boundary layers
theory of the response of the tropical atmosphere to localized sea-surface temperature anomalies
intraseasonal oscillations
equatorial waves
El Ni?o/Southern Oscillation
easterly waves
tropical cyclones.
tropical cyclones
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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