SUBJECT

Title

Dynamic Meteorology 4

Type of instruction

lecture + practical

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2+1

Recommended in

Semester 2

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

Turbulence in the air II, closure of the system of hydro-termodynamic equations, structure of the planetary boundary layer, description of synoptic-scale movements, forms of instabilities in the atmosphere, basic concepts of energetics of the atmosphere: forms of energy in the atmosphere, energy conversions, general circulation.

Readings
  • Holton J. 1992: An introduction to dynamic meteorology, Academic Press, Third Edition, San Diego, New York, Boston, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto.
  • Stull R. B., 1988: An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology. Kluwer, Dordrecht.