1. Introduction
2. Shallow water system (waves, potential vorticity, geostrophic adjustment) 3. Shallow water system (computer lab: Rossby-Gill problem)
4. Primitive equations (in altitude, pressure, log-pressure coordinates)
5. Quasi-geostrophic analysis 1 (theory for shallow water and primitive equations) 6. Quasi-geostrophic analysis 2 (two-layer model)
7. Quasi-geostrophic analysis 3 (computer lab: QGPV analysis) 8. Mid-term exam (project presentation)
9. Waves and instabilities in the atmosphere (overview) 10.Rossby waves (overview)
11.Topographic Rossby wave (computer lab: Charney-Eliassen model) 12.Barotropic vs. Baroclinic instability
13.Baroclinic instability (computer lab: Eady model, group project) 14.Wave-mean flow interaction (overview)
15.Final exam (written or oral)
Atmospheric dynamics 2 - Syllabus
Topics
1. Geostrophic adjustment (Rossby-Gill problem) 2. QGPV analysis (remote influence)
3. Topographic Rossby waves (Charney-Eliassen model) 4. Baroclinic instability (Eady model)
Practice: Matlab (Octave) based program Discussion group: 2~3 people
Report: Individual
Presentation: group, select one topic, in-depth discussion (30min) replaces midterm exam
Computer lab
Geostrophic adjustment (Rossby-Gill problem)
Computer lab 1
Holton (2004)
Height (m)Wind (m/s)
Geostrophic adjustment (Rossby-Gill problem)
Computer lab 1
Height (m)Wind (m/s)
QGPV analysis (remote influence)
Computer lab 2
그림출처: Weather Analysis and Forecasting (Georgiev)
T: Cold
U: Cyclonic Φ: Low
QGPV analysis (remote influence)
Computer lab 2
Holton (2004)
Topographic Rossby waves (Charney-Eliassen model)
Computer lab 3
Holton (2004)
Topographic Rossby waves (Charney-Eliassen model)
Computer lab 3
Topographic Rossby waves (Charney-Eliassen model)
Computer lab 3
(Charney and Eliasson, 1949 Tellus figure from Held,1983 )
Baroclinic instability (Eady model)
Computer lab 4
Holton (2004)
Baroclinic instability (Eady model)
Computer lab 4
Holton (2004)