12.843: Large-scale atmosphere and ocean dynamics

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Atmospheric Data Projects

1. Barotropic vorticity equations: PV waves
Atmopsheric Stationary Waves

2. Geostrophic and gradient wind balance
Hurricane flow, Jet entrance

3. Baroclinic dynamics: evolution of balanced flow
Tropopause waves evolution (compared to frontal waves and Rossby waves)

4. Stability: mutual interactions of baroclinic disturbances
Analysis of 3D inverted Flow (Winter storm example)

Others:
Vortex interaction

2d-inversion

Geostrophic adjustment: fronts and thermal wind

Quasi-geostrophic PV

Omega equation

Notes on Gempak(GEneral Meteorological PAcKage)

Notes on Atmospheric Data

ECMWF Coverage Maps