This course covers the general circulation of the atmosphere. The focus lies on the large-scale dynamics and circulation of the tropics and the global stratosphere, and connections to midlatitudes, including phenomena such as El Nino and sudden stratospheric warming events.
Objective
At the end of the course, students should be able to - explain the reasons for the existence and extent of the global circulation - identify and describe phenomena of the tropical troposphere and the global stratosphere - apply the dynamical mechanisms and theoretical concepts learned in the course to derive the atmospheric general circulation for a given planet