Syllabus Posted 8/22/2011

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Projected schedule
                     
All homework assignments are due before class on the due dates

Homework #1 released on 8/22, due 8/31 
Homework #2 released on 8/31, due 9/14
Homework #3 released on 9/14, due 9/28
Homework #4 released on 9/28, due 10/12
Homework #5 released on 10/12, due 10/26
Homework #6 released on 10/26, due 11/9 
Homework #7 released on 11/9, due 11/23 
Homework #8 released on 11/23, due 12/5  

Special dates:

11/21: No class.
9/19, 9/21: No lecture (instructor will be out of town)
This will be compensated by extra lab session(s) that
will take place outside regular class hours; Schedule
to be announced later.

We have covered:

Ch. 1, whole chapter
Ch. 2, whole chapter
Ch. 3, whole chapter
Ch. 4, whole chapter 
Ch. 5, whole chapter 
Ch. 6, whole chapter 
Ch. 7, whole chapter 
Ch. 8, whole chapter 

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Slides

Overview (First day lecture, 8/22/2011)

Solar radiation (8/24/2011)

Solar and terrestrial radiation (8/29/2011)

Atmospheric greenhouse effect (8/31/2011)

The diagrams in p. 19 and p. 21 are inaccurate. They will be revised.

Radiative equilibrium and vertical profile of temperature (9/7/2011)

Hydrostatic balance (9/7/2011)

Potential temperature (9/12/2011)

Potential temperature and static stability (9/12/2011)

Convection and buoyancy oscillation (9/14/2011)

Adiabatic lapse rate and static stability (9/14/2011)

Effect of moisture on convection (9/26/2011)

θe and saturated adiabatic lapse rate (9/26/2011)

The Coriolis effect (10/24/2011)

Governing equations in rotating coordinate (10/24/2011)

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Homework

Homework 1

Homework 2

Homework 3

Homework 4

Homework 5

Homework 6

Homework 7

Homework 8

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Matlab

Very basic Matlab setup guide for ASU users

Update: In p.3, the version R2009b is out of date. 
Use R2010b or R2011a instead.

Matlab Examples

Example_1 - codes
Example_1 - result

This program plots the two functions, u(x) = sin(6πx)*exp(-x) 
and v(x) = cos(6πx)exp(-x), for x ∈ [0, 1]. The discretization 
interval (resolution of plot) is 0.01.

Example_2 - codes
Example_2 - result

This program generates the color+contour map for the function,  
u(x,y) = sin(2πx)sin(2πy)exp(-(x2+y2)), for x ∈ [0,1], y ∈ [0,1]. 
The discretization interval (resolution of plot) is 0.01 for both 
x and y. Contour interval is 0.1 (contour levels are -0.9, -0.8, ...,
-0.2, -0.1, 0.1, 0.2, ... , 0.8, 0.9). Contours for negative 
values are dashed. 
Note: With a given 2-D array, u(q,p), Matlab plots the contours
of u as a "map" of the matrix u(q,p), i.e., q goes up and down
and p goes left and right.  The index q would then correspond to our y,
and p to x.  This is somewhat counterintuitive so beware.  

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