Overview
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : Linear theory of waves in rotating and stratified media. Geostrophic adjustment and model initialization. Wave propagation in slowly varying media. Mountain waves; waves in shear flows. Barotropic, baroclinic, symmetric, and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Wave-mean flow interaction. Equatorially trapped waves.
Terms: Winter 2010
Instructors: Straub, David N; Son, Seok-Woo (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of instructor