SIO 217A: Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Fall 2006 - SIO217A Course Syllabus (PDF ~104KB)

Instructor: Lynn Russell, 343 NH, 534-4852, email:
Richard Somerville, 431 NH, 534-4644, email:rsomerville@ucsd.edu

Summary:

Fall 2006 - SIO217A Course Introduction

Prerequisites: Chem. 6A-6C or 6AH, 6BH, and 6 CH, or quivalent. (S)

Required Text:

• Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans by J. A. Curry & P. J. Webster (1999)

Lecture Notes:

1. SIO217A Lecture 01a (PDF ~1.3MB)
2. SIO217A Lecture 02a (PDF ~2.2MB
3. SIO217A Lecture 02b (PDF ~1.3MB)
4. SIO217A Lecture 03a (PDF ~1.3MB)
5. SIO217A Lecture 04a (PDF ~1.3MB
6. SIO217A Lecture 04b (PDF ~1.3MB)
7. SIO217A Lecture 05a (PDF ~1.3MB)
8. SIO217A Lecture 05b (PDF ~1.3MB)
9. SIO217A Lecture 06b (PDF ~1.3MB)
10. SIO217A Lecture 08a (PDF ~1.3MB)
11. SIO217A Lecture 08b (PDF ~1.3MB)
12. SIO217A Lecture 12b (PDF ~1.3MB)
13. SIO217A Lecture 13a (PDF ~1.3MB)

Assignments:

• ROAST Papers 06

Exams:

• SIO217A Midterm Fall '05 Key  (PDF ~1.3MB)

Reading List:

1. Pruppacher & Klett Ch 6 (PDF ~2.6MB)
2. Feynman 1989 CH 1-39
3. Emanuel K. 2005 Ch 10 (PDF ~6.5MB)
4. Van Ness 1969 CH2
5. Van Ness CH 5-7