Dynamics of the Atmosphere | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | MIT OpenCourseWare

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Prof. Paul O'Gorman

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Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

As Taught In

Spring 2023

Level

Graduate

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Science
- Earth Science
  - Atmospheric Science
  - Geophysics

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12.810 (S23) Introductory Notes: Internal Gravity Waves

12.810 (S23) Introductory Notes: Introduction to Boussinesq and Anelastic Approximations for the Atmosphere

12.810 (S23) Introductory Notes: Introduction to Using Pressure as a Vertical Coordinate

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 1: Introduction to Dynamics of the Atmosphere

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 2: Hadley Cells and Zonally Symmetric Circulations

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 3: Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 4: Large-Scale Flow with Rotation and Stratification

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 5: Vertically Propagating and Stationary Rossby Waves

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 6: E-P Fluxes and Instability in Midlatitudes

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 7: General Circulation of the Atmosphere

12.810 (S23) Lecture Slides 8: Course Overview

Course Info

Instructor

Prof. Paul O'Gorman

Departments

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

As Taught In

Spring 2023

Level

Graduate

Topics

Science
- Earth Science
  - Atmospheric Science
  - Geophysics

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Notes

Readings

Problem Sets

Projects

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