08.110.20020 Balanced and Unbalanced Aspects of Atmospheric Dynamics

Instructors: Dr. Michael Riemer; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Volkmar Wirth

Event type: Lecture/practice class

Displayed in timetable as: 08.110.20020

Hours per week: 5

Credits: 7,0

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Requirements / organisational issues:
Basic knowlegde of partial differential equations and linear algebra, as well as fundamentals in classical mechanics and fluid mechanics is highly desirable.

Contents:
The lecture will cover fundamental theories of balanced and unbalanced modes of atmospheric motion, and will discuss secondary circulations as a response to perturbations of balance. Specifically, we will discuss:
- balanced and unbalanced motion in the shallow water model
- 3D quasi-geostrophic theory and the omega equation
- baroclinic instability
- Eliassen secondary circulation
- 3D Rossby waves
- internal gravity waves
- 3D and 2D turbulence

Recommended reading list:
A comprehensive script by Prof. Wirth is available.

Additional information:
The lecture will be in English.

Digital teaching:
Currently, we plan on a lecture in presence. If the pandemic situation will require, we will switch to a digital format.