EPS 290, Topics in Atmospheric Dynamics, Spring 2013

Overview

This course covers current and classic papers in atmospheric dynamics with an eye towards aiding students involved in graduate-level research projects.

Time

Wednesdays at 3:00

Location

377 McCone Hall

Syllabus

01/15, Rusen leads

• Heymsfield et al., Characteristics of Deep Tropical and Subtropical Convection from Nadir-Viewing High-Altitude Airborne Doppler Radar, JAS, 2010

01/29, Edman leads

• Hansen, Perception of Climate Change, PNAS, September 2012

02/06, Wolfgang leads

• Lasher-Trapp, Broadening of droplet size distributions from entrainment and mixing in a cumulus cloud, QJRMS, 2005

02/13, Nadir leads

• Archer and Brovkin, The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2, Climatic Change 2008

02/20, Seeley leads

• Gettelman et al., Multidecadal trends in tropical convective available potential energy, JGR, 2002

02/27, Bowen leads

• de Roode, Duynkerke, and Siebesma, Analogies between mass-flux and Reynolds-averaged equations, JAS, 2000

03/06, Rusen leads

• Ghate, Miller, and DiPretore, Vertical velocity structure of marine boundary layer trade wind cumulus clouds, JGR, 2011

03/13, Edman leads

• Bretherton and Sobel, The Gill model and the weak temperature gradient approximation, JAS, 2003

04/03, Wolfgang leads

• Lindzen et al., Does the Earth have an adaptive iris?, BAMS, 2001

04/10, everyone leads

• Research updates

04/24, Nadir leads

• Yano and Plant, Finite departure from convective quasi-equilibrium: periodic cycle and discharge-recharge mechanism, QJRMS, 2012

04/30, with guest Sue van den Heever (CSU)

• van den Heever, Stephens, and Wood, Aerosol indirect effects on tropical convection characteristics under conditions of radiative-convective equilibrium, JAS, 2011

05/08, Seeley leads

• Raymond, Regulation of moist convection over the west Pacific warm pool, JAS, 1995