Dynamics of the Atmosphere

Lecture Notes and Slides

Introduction to Dynamics of the Atmosphere

• Lecture Slides: Introduction to Dynamics of the Atmosphere (PDF)

Hadley Cells and Zonally Symmetric Circulations 

• Introductory Notes: 
  • Introduction to Using Pressure as a Vertical Coordinate (PDF)
  • Introduction to Boussinesq and Anelastic Approximations for the Atmosphere (PDF)
• Lecture Slides: Hadley Cells and Zonally Symmetric Circulations (PDF)

Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere

• Introductory Notes: Internal Gravity Waves (PDF)
• Lecture Slides: Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere (PDF)

Large-Scale Flow with Rotation and Stratification

• Lecture Slides: Large-Scale Flow with Rotation and Stratification (PDF)

Vertically Propagating and Stationary Rossby Waves

• Lecture Slides: Vertically Propagating and Stationary Rossby Waves (PDF)

Wave Activity and Instability in Midlatitudes

• Lecture Slides: Wave Activity and Instability in Midlatitudes (PDF)

General Circulation of the Atmosphere

• Lecture Slides: General Circulation of the Atmosphere (PDF)

Course Overview

• Lecture Slides: Course Overview (PDF)