Teaching

EPS 290, Topics in Atmospheric Dynamics, Fall 2022

Overview

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

Time
Wednesdays at 1:00
Location
377 McCone Hall

Syllabus

8/24, Harsha leads
  • Graham and Pierrehumbert, Thermodynamic and energetic limits on continental silicate weathering strongly impact the climate and habitability of wet, rocky worlds, Astro J, 2020, sections 1-3
9/7, Yi Dai leads
  • Turner et al., Response of the land-atmosphere system over north-central Oklahoma during the 2017 eclipse, GRL, 2018
9/14, Yi-Chuan leads
  • LeConte et al., Condensation-inhibited convection in hydrogen-rich atmospheres: Stability against double-diffusive processes and thermal profiles for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, Astro and Astro, 2017, p. 1-7, sections 1-4.2
9/21, Yi Zhang leads
  • LeConte et al., Condensation-inhibited convection in hydrogen-rich atmospheres: Stability against double-diffusive processes and thermal profiles for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, Astro and Astro, 2017, p. 7-15, sections 4.3-7
10/5, Zhenyu leads
  • Chen et al., Machine learning reveals climate forcing from aerosols is dominated by increased cloud cover, Nat Geo, 2022
10/12, Nathaniel leads
  • Nakamura and Huang, Atmospheric blocking as a traffic jam in the jet stream, Science, 2022
10/19, Yi-Chuan leads
  • Williams et al., Circus tents, convective thresholds and the non-linear climate response to tropical SSTs, GRL, 2023
11/2, with guest Ji Nie
  • Xiong et al., Possible dependence of climate on atmospheric mass: A convection-circulation-cloud coupled feedback, JAS, 2020
11/9, Rusen leads
  • Jungwirth et al., A possible new molecular mechanism of thundercloud electrification, Atmo Research, 2005
11/16, Isabel leads
  • Jorgensen et al., Extreme escalation of heat failure rates in ectotherms with global warming, Nature, 2022
11/30, Zhenyu leads
  • Gabet and Mudd, A theoretical model coupling chemical weathering rates with denudation rates, Geology, 2009
12/7, Yi-Chuan
  • Practice AGU talk