EOS 551
Introductory Dynamic Meteorology
Units: 1.5
An introduction to the dynamics and thermodynamics of rotating atmospheres. Topics include: equations of motion, circulation theorems, geostrophy and quasigeostrophy, boundary layer dynamics, waves in the atmosphere, barotropic and baroclinic instabilities, and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
Graduate course in the Earth and Ocean Sciences program administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.