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12.811 Tropical Meteorology (MIT)

This course describes the large-scale circulation systems of the tropical atmosphere and analyses the dynamics of such systems. Topics include: Radiative-convective equilibrium; the Hadley and walker circulation; monsoons; tropical boundary layers; theory of the response of the tropical atmosphere to localized sea-surface temperature anomalies; intraseasonal oscillations; equatorial waves; El Niño/Southern Oscillation; easterly waves; and tropical cyclones.
Keywords:
Climate Studies, Geophysics, Radiative-convective equilibrium, ocwc, tropical boundary layers, oec, equatorial waves, Hydrodynamics, Thermodynamics, tropical cyclones, Atmospheric Science, monsoons, intraseasonal oscillations, easterly waves, the Hadley and walker circulation, El Niño/Southern Oscillation
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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 6, 2014
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Submitter:
The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
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Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Creative Commons:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States

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