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(3 credits). Prerequisite: MATH 246 or equivalent and some
meteorology. Observations and theories of the seasonal changes in the
atmosphere and ocean. Equations of motion and theories of wind-driven
circulation and thermally driven atmospheric circulation. Equatorial waves
and mixed layers. Coupled instabilities of the atmosphere and ocean. El Nino/Southern Oscillation.
Monsoons. Madden-Julian Oscillations and intraseasonal variability. North Atlantic Oscillation and the
link to midlatitude climate.
Grade will be based on a term project and assignments. |
Ocean color from SeaWifs showing
upwelling along the equator and along the western boundaries of the Americas |
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