Spring 2024 Earth and Environmental Sciences GR6928 section 001

TROPICAL METEOROLOGY

Call Number 12592
Day & Time
Location
TR 2:40pm-3:55pm
417 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Adam H Sobel
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: EESC W4008,EESC W4210/APPH4210 and EESC G6927, or some prior exposure to linear equatorial wave theory. An introduction to the physics governing the large-scale behavior of the tropical atmosphere. Topics covered include the Hadley and Walker circulations, monsoons, atmospheric equatorial waves, the Madden-Julian oscillation, tropical cyclones, and El Nino. Principles of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics will be introduced as needed.
Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 5 students (15 max) as of 4:05PM Saturday, December 21, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number GR6928
Section 001
Division Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Section key 20241EESC6928G001