PREREQUISITES:
- AOSC 600 - Synoptic Meteorology
- AOSC 610 - Dynamics of the Atmosphere & Ocean, I
- AOSC 611 - Dynamics of the Atmosphere & Ocean, II
DESCRIPTION:
Mesoscale approximations, cyclones and fronts, quasi- versus semi-geostrophic theory, piece-wise PV inversion, waves and instability, isolated convection, organized convective systems, numerical modeling and convective parameterization.