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Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling

Theory of Equatorially Trapped Waves

Author: 
Andrew J. Majda
Date: 
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Location: 
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Conference: 
Summer School on Tropical Multiscale Convective Systems
Abstract: 

An exposition about waves and PDEs for the equatorial atmosphere and ocean.

Notes: 
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Class: 
Applied
Subject: 
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling
Fluid Mechanics

Waves and Instabilities in Idealized Model Convective Prametrization

Author: 
Boualem Khouider
Date: 
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Location: 
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Conference: 
Summer School on Tropical Multiscale Convective Systems
Abstract: 

Outline

• Single layer models – CISK-like instability – Stability of adjustment scheme

• One-and-a-half layer models: WISHE waves (LPA, ICAPE, Quasi-Equilibrium Schemes)

• 2-and-a-half-layer models: Stratiform instability

• Multicloud models

Notes: 
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Class: 
Applied
Subject: 
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling

Atmospheric Convection

Author: 
Phil Austin
Date: 
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Location: 
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Conference: 
Summer School on Tropical Multiscale Convective Systems
Abstract: 
Outline 1. Satellite/reanalysis views of tropical clouds (MODIS, ISCCP, Bony et al.) 2. Basics: Moist thermodynamics, buoyancy, CAPE, mixing diagrams, conditional/slice instability 3. Impact of clouds on large scale fields ($Q_1,$ $Q_2$, mass flux models) 4. Equilibrium coupling of shallow and deep convection: one cell model 5. Entrainment, detrainment, buoyancy sorting 6. What controls convective cloud top height?
Notes: 
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Class: 
Applied
Subject: 
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling

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