[H&H] = James R. Holton and Gregory J. Hakim. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 5th edition. Academic Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780123848666.
[Vallis] = Geoffrey K. Vallis. Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781107065505.
Introduction to Dynamics of the Atmosphere
- The ERA5 global reanalysis: Hans Hersbach, Bill Bell, et al. (2020). “The ERA5 Global Reanalysis.” Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc. 146(730): 1999–2495.
Hadley Cells and Zonally Symmetric Circulations
- Theory: Isaac M. Held and Arthur Y. Hou (1980). “Nonlinear Axially Symmetric Circulations in a Nearly Inviscid Atmosphere.” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37(3): 515–533.
- Superrotation: Rodrigo Caballero and Matthew Huber (2010). “Spontaneous Transition to Superrotation in Warm Climates Simulated by CAM3.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 37(11): L11701.
Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere
- Internal gravity waves and mountain waves: [H&H] sections 5.4 and 9.4
- Log-pressure coordinates: [Vallis] section 2.6.3; [H&H] section 7.4.1
- Derivation: Non-acceleration Result for Stationary Internal Gravity Waves (PDF)
Large-Scale Flow with Rotation and Stratification
- Shallow water dynamics: [H&H] section 4.5; [Vallis] section 3
- Quasigeostrophy: [H&H] chapter 6; [Vallis] section 5.4
- Potential vorticity song: PV Song (PDF)
Vertically Propagating and Stationary Rossby Waves
- Stationary waves: Stationary and Quasi-stationary Eddies in the Extratropical Troposphere: Theory (PDF)
- Ray tracing: [Vallis] section 16.2
Wave Activity and Instability in Midlatitudes
- E-P fluxes: H. J. Edmon, B. J. Hoskins, and M. E. McIntyre (1980). “Eliassen-Palm Cross Sections for the Troposphere.” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37(12): 2600–2616.
- Models of baroclinic instability: [H&H] chapter 7; [Vallis] chapter 9
General Circulation of the Atmosphere
- Zonally-averaged midlatitude circulation: [H&H] sections 10.2 and 10.2.1
- Isentropic circulation: Olivier Pauluis, Arnaud Czaja, and Robert Korty (2008). “The Global Atmospheric Circulation on Moist Isentropes.” Science 321(5892): 1075–1078.
