MR4242 Advanced Tropical Meteorology

Theories and observations of tropical motion systems. Equatorial wave theory; stratospheric biennial oscillation; tropical intraseasonal oscillations; monsoon circulations; tropospheric biennial oscillation; El Nino and Southern Oscillation; other climate variations. Tropical cyclone dynamics; influence of environmental flow on formation and motion; advanced models and forecasting of tropical motion. Emphases among these topics will depend on the interest of the students.

Prerequisite

MR3252 or consent of instructor

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Builds on material covered in Tropical Meteorology (MR 3252).

 

• Course aims to develop a more complete understanding of tropical meteorological phenomena such as tropical waves, convective processes, tropical cyclones, Madden-Julian and El Niño-Southern oscillations.

 

• State-of-the-art observations are examined. New theories and new forecasting tools are examined for these phenomena.

 

• Theories and forecasting tools tested daily in student-led tropical weather briefings.