Covers atmospheric motion and its underlying mathematical and physical principles. Explores the dynamics of the atmosphere and the mathematical laws governing atmospheric motion. Topics include atmospheric composition and thermodynamics, conservation laws, geostrophic balance, vorticity dynamics, boundary layers, and baroclinic instability. Prereq., one year of college chemistry and calculus-based physics and math up through differential equations. ATOC graduate core course. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
