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