Dynamic Meteorology I

Catalog description

This course focuses on introductory-level dynamics, which is the study of motions that control the atmosphere and the ocean. The fundamental equations are derived with variations based on reference frames, vertical coordinates, horizontal coordinates, length scales, time scales, the Eulerian concept, and the Lagrangian concept. Equation components are then applied to different types of quasi-balanced flow with applications to mesoscale and synoptic meteorology. Topics such as trajectories, streamlines, divergence, vorticity, advection, and baroclinicity are introduced.