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Teaching this course for several years has led to the development of a text book:

Marshall, John, and R. Alan Plumb. Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text. Boston, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780125586917.

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1Introduction

Introduction

Chapter 1

2Equilibrium T of EarthChapter 2
3Greenhouse effect
4More complex greenhouse models
5Vertical structure of atmosphere: Hydrostatic balanceChapter 3
6Convection in waterChapter 4
7Dry convection in air: Adiabatic lapse rate
8Potential temperature
9Moist convection
10Moist convection (cont.)
11Meridional structure of atmosphereChapter 5
12Angular Momentum: Hadley circulation
13Differentiation following the motionChapter 6
14Equations of motion applied to a fluid
15Equations of motion for a rotating fluid
16Equipotential surfaces
17Inertial circles
18Review and recap of frames of reference
19Putting things on the sphere
20Balanced flow: GeostrophyChapter 7
21Taylor Proudman theorem
22Thermal wind
23Ageostrophic motion and Ekman layers
24The Hadley circulationChapter 8
25The general circulation of the atmosphere
26Atmospheric general circulation: Eddy regime
27The ocean and its circulationChapter 9
28Ocean circulation: Inferences from balanced dynamics
29Ekman layers in the oceanChapter 10
30Taylor-Proudman on the sphere
31Laboratory model of wind-driven ocean circulation
32Theory of ocean gyres
33Thermohaline circulationChapter 11
34Theoretical ideas on thermohaline circulation
35Laboratory model of thermohaline circulation
36The ocean and its role in climateChapter 12
37Source-sink flow and western boundary currents
38Final exam

 








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