ATM 317: Lectures, Reading, and Tentative Schedule

Section 1: Circulation, Vorticity, and PV
Week Dates Topic Reading HW
1 Jan
23-25
Review: Kinematic Flows, Equations of motion, force balances Martin Ch 1.4
Martin 4
2 28 Jan
-1 Feb
Thickness and Thermal Winds Martin 4
Holton 3
3 February
4-8
Circulation & Vortcity Martin 5.1-5.2
4 February
11-15
Vortcity & Quiz 1 Martin 5.2-5.3
5 February
18-22
Vorticity equations Martin 5.1-5.2
Holton 4.1-4.4
6 25 Feb-
1 March
PV and PV equations Martin 5.2-5.3
Holton 4.2-4.4


Section 2: Intro to the Quasigeostrophic System
Week Dates Topic Reading HW
7 March
4-8
Wave strucutre of the atmosphere Martin 8.2
8 March
11-15
Exam 1 and Sutcliffe (1939) Martin 6.1-6.2
- - - March
18-22
Spring Break! - - - - - - -
9 March
25-29
Sutcliffe Development Theorem and QG assumptions Martin 6.2-6.3 and 5.4
Holton 6.2-6.3
10 Apr
1-5
QG omega equation and Trenberth form Martin 6.2-6.3
Holton 6.4
11 April
8-12
Deformation terms & QG assumptions Martin 6.3
Holton 6.4
12 April
15-19
Quiz 2 and Vector form of omega Martin 6.4
Holton 6.4
13 April
22-26
Secondary circulations and Q-vector Martin 6.4
Holton 6.4
14 April 29
- May 3
QG cyclogensis/frontogenesis Martin Ch 6.4
15 May
6-8
Last week of class exercise