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This graduate-level course discusses the dynamics of the atmosphere, with emphasis on the large scale. Topics include internal gravity waves in the atmosphere; potential vorticity conservation and Rossby waves; baroclinic instability and extratropical storms; the general circulation including the role of eddies, isentropic coordinates and tracer transport.
Instructor: Prof. Paul O'Gorman
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