Overview:-

Why do winds increase with height in midlatitudes (why is there a jet stream?) Why is Tibet responsible for our weather coming from the southwest? How does the pattern of winds control ocean surface currents? Why is there a gulf stream?

Physical principles:-

Geostrophic balance, thermal wind balance, Rossby waves, Ekman ocean currents

Handouts:-

Atmospheric circulation (atmos2011.ppt)

Ocean currents (Oceans11.ppt)

Homework:-

Mid-term prep questions: 314_MidTermPrepQns13.pdf

Formula sheet (will come with exam): Formulae.pdf

Potential mid-term topics: TopicsMidterm_2013.doc

Required readings:-

The fluids notes

Atmospheric dynamics notes atmosphere_notes.ppt

Wallace and Hobbs 3.1 to 3.5.4 (more info)

Lab:- Abstract writing

   For this Friday, on a single page, provide an abstract, an outline, and two initial sources. Bring two copies    

Term paper details

314TermpaperGuide_2013.pdf

314_AbstractWriting_2013.pdf