ATMO 580: Tropical Meteorology

Fall 2011

MWF 1:00-1:50 pm, PAS 448

Announcements:

Tuesday, Oct 18

Some review questions/guidance has been posted for the second midterm exam under "Review Sets".

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Course Description:

An introduction to the fundamentals of meteorology in the tropics. Topics include tropical climatology; large-scale circulations and the role of the tropics in the general circulation; monsoons; seasonal, interannual; and decadel variations; tropical clouds and precipitation processes; tropical cyclones and other disturbances.

Western North Pacific	Eastern North Pacific	North Atlantic

Instructor:

Professor Liz Ritchie
Phone: 626-7843
Office: Physics and Atmospheric Sciences (PAS) Building, Room 570
Email: ritchie@atmo.arizona.edu
Office Hours: Tues/Wed 11:00am-12:00pm

Video of night penetration of eyewall in Hurricane Felix - courtesy of the 53rd USAF weather recon

Updated 24 August 2009