EPS 290, Topics in Atmospheric Dynamics, Summer 2018

Overview

This course covers current and classic papers in atmospheric dynamics with an eye towards aiding students involved in graduate-level research projects.

Time

Wednesdays at 9:30

Location

377 McCone Hall

Syllabus

5/16, Suqin leads

• Rasmijn et al., Future equivalent of 2010 Russian heatwave intensified by weakening soil moisture constraints, Nature CC, 2018

5/23, Alex leads

• Sakazaki et al., Is there a stratospheric pacemaker controlling the daily cycle of tropical rainfall?, GRL, 2017

5/30, Seeley leads

• Thuburn and Craig, On the temperature structure of the tropical substratosphere, JGR, 2002

6/06, Rusen leads

• Lareau et al., Observed boundary layer controls on shallow cumulus at the ARM Southern Great Plains site, JAS, 2018

6/13, Suqin leads

• Hu and Fedorov, The extreme El Nino of 2015-2016 and the end of global warming hiatus, GRL, 2017

6/20, Yi-Chuan leads

• Telford, A theoretical solution to the motion of an atmospheric spherical vortex, JAS, 1988

6/27, Ben leads

• Dixit et al., Control of ITCZ width by low-level radiative heating from upper-level clouds in aquaplanet simulations, GRL, 2018

7/11, Seeley leads

• Cramwinckel et al., Synchronous tropical and polar temperature evolution in the Eocene, Nature, 2018

7/18, Ben leads

• Lewis and Curry, The impact of recent forcing and ocean heat uptake data on estimates of climate sensitivity, J Climate, 2018

7/25, Rusen leads

• Merlis and Henry, Simple estimates of polar amplification in moist diffusive energy balance models, J Climate, 2018

8/08, Yi-Chuan leads

• Lubken et al., On the anthropogenic impact on long-term evolution of noctilucent clouds, GRL, 2018

8/15, Alex leads

• Chen and Tung, Global surface warming enhanced by weak Atlantic overturning circulation, Nature, 2018