For each topic, students have the choice of a few different projects, each with a different method/data set. Generally, the options are: numerical modeling, tank modeling, ocean data, and atmospheric data.
| TOPICS | FILES/DATA |
|---|---|
| 2D inversion | |
| 2D pv inversion (numerical atmosphere) | |
| 2D pv inversion (numerical ocean) | |
| Gulf Stream PV and inversion (ocean) | |
| Atmospheric PV and inversion (atmosphere) | |
| Atmospheric PV and inversion (old atmosphere) | |
| Radial inflow (tank) | |
| Geostrophic adjustment | (ZIP) |
| Gulf Stream geostrophy (ocean) | |
| Geostrophic adjustment (atmosphere) | (PDF) |
| Geostrophic adjustment (tank) | (PDF) |
| Geostrophic adjustment (numerical) | (PDF) |
| Vortex interaction | (ZIP) |
| Point vortices (numerical) | (PDF) |
| Vortex interactions (atmosphere) | (PDF) |
| Vortex interactions (tank) | (PDF) |
| Rossby waves | (ZIP) |
| Rossby waves, barotropic PV inversion (numerical) | (PDF) |
| Rossby waves (tank) | (PDF) |
| Rossby waves (ocean) | (PDF) |
| Frontal waves | (ZIP) |
| Isentropic potential vorticity, tropopause maps, and frontal waves (atmosphere) | (PDF) |
| Frontal waves (ocean) | (PDF) |
| Frontal waves (numerical) | (PDF) |
| Frontal waves (tank) | (PDF) |
| Circular front | |
| Multiple circular fronts | |
| Waves on gulf stream front | |
| Baroclinic instability | (ZIP) |
| Higher order balance -- 3D PV inversion (atmosphere) | |
| Two layer PV inversion/baroclinic evolution and instability (numerical) | (PDF) |
| Baroclinic instability (tank) | (PDF) |
| Geostrophic balance | |
| Coriolis forces (laboratory) | |
| Geostrophic and ageostrophic motion (atmosphere) | |
| Geostrophic balance and the barotropic vorticity equation (numerical) | |
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Quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity and omega equation (atmosphere) Note: The geostrophic balance projects can be used as a background at the beginning of the class. | |