701-1258-00L The Global Atmospheric Circulation
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | D. Domeisen |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 30. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Learning 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 |
| Content | Hadley Circulation, El Nino Southern Oscillation, Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, Brewer-Dobson Circulation, sudden stratospheric warming events, Rossby wave propagation, polar vortex dynamics, Eliassen-Palm flux |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Successful participation of the following lectures are required: 402-0062-00L Physik I 402-0063-00L Physik II 701-0479-00L Umwelt-Fluiddynamik |