Syllabus

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Schedule and announcement

We have covered:

Chapter 1   
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8

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Typed slides

Solar radiation

Solar and terrestrial radiation

Atmospheric greenhouse effect ( revised, 1/22/2017 )

Radiative equilibrium and vertical profile of temperature

Hydrostatic balance

Potential temperature

Potential temperature and static stability

Convection and buoyancy oscillation

Adiabatic lapse rate and static stability

Effect of moisture on convection

θe and saturated adiabatic lapse rate

Coriolis effect

Governing equations in the rotating frame

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Homework and Project

All homework assignments are due at start of class on the due dates.
Please submit hard copy of your work, including the printout 
of the code(s) used in the assignment.

Homework #1, due February 8
Solutions

Homework #2, due March 15
Solutions

Homework #3 (slight corrections made to Q2 and Q5), due April 5
Solutions

Homework #4 , due Monday, April 17
Solutions

Homework #5 , due 5:00 PM, May 3

Term project, Option 1 (due 5:00 PM, May 3)
Guide on Matlab netCDF functions
netCDF file used in the Guide
NOAA ESRL/PSD data archive website

Term project, Option 2 (due 5:00 PM, May 3)

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Matlab

Basic Matlab programming

Links to individual matlab example codes

Very basic Matlab setup guide for ASU users

Update: In p.3, the version "R2009b" is out of date.
Use R2012a/b or later versions instead.

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