ASL734
| ASL734 | |
|---|---|
| Dynamics of the Atmosphere | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | |
ASL734 : Dynamics of the Atmosphere
[edit]Fundamental forces; basic laws of conservation; hydrodynamic equations in rotating frame of reference; dimensional analysis; geostrophic and hydrostatic approximations; Atmospheric stability; Isobaric coordinate system; Gradient wind approximation; thermal wind; vertical motion; barotropic and baroclinic atmospheres; Circulation and vorticity; vorticity equation; potential vorticity conservation. Boussinesq approximation; Reynolds averaging; mixing length hypothesis; Ekman layer; Acoustic, gravity, Poincare, Rossby and Kelvin waves. Atmospheric general circulation.