12.811 Tropical Meteorology, Spring 2005

Emanuel, Kerry

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Emanuel, Kerry

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Tropical Meteorology

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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 Niño/Southern Oscillation; easterly waves; and tropical cyclones.

Date issued

2005-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75285

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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12.811-Spring2005

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Keywords

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

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