Large-scale Ocean-atmosphere Coupling
Large-scale ocean-atmosphere coupling covering global surface fluxes, mixed layer dynamics, ENSO, extratropical coupling, and interannual to interdecadal climate variability.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2011: 3.68 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze the observed spatio-temporal structure of some coupled modes of variability in the climate system.
Apply a wave perspective to explain dynamical adjustment to equilibrium.
Understand how coupled dynamical and thermodynamic interactions between the atmosphere and ocean give rise to spatial and temporal structure of coupled climate variability.
Understand and apply appropriate statistical analyses to ocean and atmosphere data sets to diagnose specific coupled dynamical processes and modes of variability.
Review and synthesize existing literature to explore how coupled ocean atmosphere interactions are used to understand and model coupled climate variations.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2011: 3.68 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2015: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
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Topics
- Global ocean-atmosphere coupling and climate variability
- Global surface flux distribution
- Mixed layer dynamics
- Tropical dynamics and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
- Extratropical ocean-atmosphere coupling
- Interannual to interdecadal climate variability
Skills
- Analyzing spatio-temporal structure of coupled modes of variability
- Applying wave perspectives to explain dynamical adjustment
- Understanding coupled dynamical and thermodynamic interactions
- Applying statistical analyses to ocean and atmosphere datasets
- Reviewing and synthesizing literature on coupled climate variations
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