ATOC 315. Thermodynamics and Convection.
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ATOC 315
Thermodynamics and Convection.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Buoyancy, stability, and vertical oscillations. Dry and moist adiabatic processes. Resulting dry and precipitating convective circulations from the small scale to the global scale. Mesoscale precipitation systems from the cell to convective complexes. Severe convection, downbursts, mesocyclones.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisites: ATOC 214 and MATH 222
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