ADVANCED TROPICAL METEOROLOGY
Advanced treatment of the fundamentals of tropical meteorology, including moist thermodynamic processes, tropical deep convection, convective quasi-equilibrium, the weak temperature gradient approximation, the mean tropical circulations, convectively coupled waves, and tropical cyclones.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ATM OCN 522 or 630 ), ATM OCN 610 , and graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the many ways in which tropical deep convection is fundamental to the tropical climate and its variability. Audience: Graduate 2. Interpret the meaning and significance of the weak temperature gradient approximation. Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize the fundamental role water vapor has in the tropics. Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss similarities and differences among different types of tropical motions. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the many ways in which tropical deep convection is fundamental to the tropical climate and its variability. Audience: Graduate 2. Interpret the meaning and significance of the weak temperature gradient approximation. Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize the fundamental role water vapor has in the tropics. Audience: Graduate 4. Discuss similarities and differences among different types of tropical motions. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027