ESE/Ge 173
Boundary Layer and Cloud Dynamics
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Homework
| HW | Due date | Homework |
| 1 | 5/10 | hw1.pdf |
| 2 | 5/24 | hw2.pdf |
Grading Policy
Pass/fail preferred. Otherwise homework assignments (90%) and class participation (10%).Schedule and Handouts
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Description
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Reading/Handouts
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3/29
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Morphology of clouds and boundary layers. Equations of motion. | Syllabus; marine clouds overview; land clouds overview. |
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4/5
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Reynolds averaging. Scale analysis. Law of the wall. Turbulence kinetic energy budget. | Garratt, ch. 2. |
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4/12
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Surface layer similarity theory (Monin-Obukhov and generalizations). Dry convective boundary layers. | Garratt, ch. 3; Emanuel, ch. 2-3. |
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4/19
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Mixed layer models. Eddy diffusivity and mass flux approaches to closure. | Teixeira et al. (2004); Siebesma et al. (2007). |
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4/26
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Stable boundary layers, similarity. Moist thermodynamics. | Garratt, ch. 6; Wyngaard, ch. 12; Holton, ch. 11. |
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5/3
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Cloudy boundary layers. Prototype problems for shallow cumulus convection. | Stevens (2007) |
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5/10
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Stratocumulus-topped boundary layers (theories and LES results). | Siebesma et al. (2003) |
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5/17
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Stratocumulus models. Stratocumulus-cumulus transition. | Lilly (1968); Cuijpers and Duynkerke (1993) |
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5/24
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Deep convection (triggered and quasi-equilibrium). Scales and phenomenology. | Emanuel, ch. 9, 11, and 14. |