EPS 290, Topics in Atmospheric Dynamics, Summer 2020
Overview
This course covers current and classic papers in atmospheric dynamics with an eye towards aiding students involved in graduate-level research projects.
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Time
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Wednesdays at 9:30
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Location
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377 McCone Hall
Syllabus
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5/20, Rusen leads
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Thuburn and Efstathiou, Marginal stability of the convective boundary layer, JAS, 2019
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5/27, by Nathaniel
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6/3, Katie leads
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McKim et al., Buoyancy-driven entrainment in dry thermals, QJRMS, 2020
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6/10, Rusen leads
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Walker, Hays, and Kasting, A negative feedback mechanism for the long-term stabilization of Earth's surface temperature, JGR, 1981
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6/17, Alex leads
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Zelinka et al., Causes of Higher Climate Sensitivity in CMIP6 Models, GRL, 2020
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7/1, Qindan leads
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Renaud and Venaille, On the Holton-Lindzen-Plumb model for mean flow reversals in stratified fluids, QJRMS, 2020
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7/8, Rusen leads
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Tennekes, A model for the dynamics of the inversion above a convective boundary layer, JAS, 1973
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7/15, Alex leads
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Seeley and Jeevanjee, H2O windows and CO2 radiator fins: a clear-sky explanation for the peak in ECS, GRL, 2020
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7/22, Leo leads
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Pinsky and Khain, Analytical investigation of the role of lateral mixing in the evolution of nonprecipitating cumulus. Part II: Dissolving stage, JAS, 2020
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7/29, Katie leads
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Grabowski and Morrison, Do ultrafine cloud condensation nuclei invigorate deep convection?, JAS, 2020
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8/5, Qindan leads
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Smith et al., North Atlantic climate far more predictable than models imply, Nature, 2020
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8/12, Nathaniel leads
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Sherwood et al., An assessment of Earth's climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence, Rev Geo, 2020, sections 1 and 2
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8/19, Nathaniel leads
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Sherwood et al., An assessment of Earth's climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence, Rev Geo, 2020, sections 3.3 and 6; Orloff and Bloom, Comparison of frequentist and Bayesian inference, MIT 18.05