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Instructors: Dr. Michael Riemer
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
08.110.8018
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Requirements / organisational issues:
Basic knowledge of atmospheric dynamics is highly recommended (e.g., the 2D barotropic and the shallow water model, gravity and Rossby wave dynamics, ...).
Contents:
The class will discuss the basic differences of tropical dynamics from that of the midlatitudes and will introduce the main circulation features and weather systems of the tropics: the Hadley cell, the Walker circulation, ENSO, monsoon, tropical and African Easterly waves, and tropical cyclones.
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