# Readings

Marshall, John, and R. Alan Plumb. Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics: An Introductory Text. Boston, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780125586917.

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Course readings.
SES # | TOPICS | READINGS
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1 | Introduction | Introduction
2 | Characteristics of the atmosphere | Chapter 1
3 | Equation of state for the dry and moist air | Chapter 1
4 | Earth's radiation budget | Chapter 2
5 | Greenhouse effect: I | Chapter 2
6 | Greenhouse effect: II | Chapter 2
7 | Vertical structure of the atmosphere | Chapter 3
8 | Convection in water | Chapter 4
9 | Convection in water (cont.) | Chapter 4
10 | Convection in water (cont.) | Chapter 4
11 | Dry convection in air | Chapter 4
12 | Potential temperature | Chapter 4
13 | Moist convection in air: I | Chapter 4
14 | Moist convection in air: II | Chapter 4
15 | Meridional structure of the atmosphere | Chapter 5
16 | Partial differential equations | Chapter 6
17 | Radial inflow experiment | Chapter 6
18 | Equations of motion for non-rotating fluids | Chapter 6
19 | Equations of motion for rotating fluids | Chapter 6
20 | Inertial motions | Chapter 6
21 | Equations of motion on a sphere | Chapter 6
22 | Geostrophic balance | Chapter 7
23 | Taylor-Proudman theorem | Chapter 7
24 | Thermal wind | Chapter 7
25 | Ekman layers | Chapter 7
26 | The general circulation of the atmosphere | Chapter 8
27 | Physical characteristics of the ocean | Chapter 9
28 | The observed ocean circulation | Chapter 9
29 | Ekman layers in the ocean | Chapter 10
30 | Ekman layers in the laboratory | Chapter 10
31 | Taylor-Proudman on the sphere | Chapter 10
32 | The wind driven ocean circulation | Chapter 10
33 | The abyssal ocean circulation | Chapter 11
34 | Turbulent mixing and the abyssal ocean circulation | Chapter 12
35 | The atmospheric and oceanic energy budget | Chapter 12
36 | The Earth's heat budget | Chapter 12
37 | Review |
38 | Review (cont.) |