HUOM! OPINTOJAKSOJEN TIETOJEN TÄYTTÄMISTÄ KOORDINOIVAT KOULUTUSSUUNNITTELIJAT HANNA-MARI PEURALA JA TIINA HASARI
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1. Course title
Ilmakehän virtausrakenteiden dynamiikka I
Dynamik av atmosfärens flödesstrukturer I
Dynamics of Atmospheric Flow Structures I
2. Course code
ATM348
Aikaisemmat leikkaavat opintojaksot 53605 Ilmakehän virtausrakenteiden dynamiikka, 8 op
3. Course status: compulsory
-Which degree programme is responsible for the course?
Master's Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
-Which module does the course belong to?
ATM300 Advanced Studies in Atmospheric Sciences (compulsory for Study Track in Meteorology)
-Is the course available to students from other degree programmes?
Yes
4. Course level (first-, second-, third-cycle/EQF levels 6, 7 and 8)
Master’s level, degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine = secondcycle
degree/EQF level 7
Doctoral level = third-cycle (doctoral) degree/EQF level 8
-Does the course belong to basic, intermediate or advanced studies (cf. Government Decree
on University Degrees)?
Advanced studies
5. Recommended time/stage of studies for completion
First year of MSc studies, provided that the student has taken the course FYS2033 Introduction to Atmospheric flow dynamics or has equivalent knowledge.
6. Term/teaching period when the course will be offered
Each year in period I.
7. Scope of the course in credits
5 cr
8. Teacher coordinating the course
9. Course learning outcomes
The course gives you an overview of atmospheric wave motions and quasi-geostrophic theory.
10. Course completion methods
The course has weekly lectures and exercises. Attendance is not obligatory but recommended.
To complete the course, you need to get a sufficient total number of points from the exams and exercises.
11. Prerequisites
Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic basic laws governing the behavior of the atmosphere (e.g. from the BSc level courses FYS2032 Atmospheric thermodynamics and FYS2033 Introduction to Atmospheric flow dynamics).
Elementary vector operations. Derivation and integration. Solving of linear differential equations with constant coefficients. Scale analysis. Basics of Fourier analysis.
12. Recommended optional studies
ATM349 Dynamics of Atmospheric Flow Structures II is direct continuation to this course
13. Course content
Basics of wave motion: phase and group speed, Hovmöller diagram, perturbation method
Different types of waves: sound waves, shallow water gravity waves, internal gravity waves inertia-gravity waves, Rossby waves
Inertial instability
Geostrophic adjustment
Observed time mean conditions and synoptic-scale variability in the mid-latitude atmosphere
Quasi-geostrophic vorticity equation, omega equation and height tendency equation
Structure of developing baroclinic waves
14. Recommended and required literature
Lecture notes
J. R. Holton & G. Hakim, 2012: An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 5th edition. Chapters 5 and 6.1.
Lecture Compendium "Dynamics of Atmospheric Flow Structures: Supplement to the Text Book of Holton and Hakim (2012)"
15. Activities and teaching methods in support of learning
Weekly lectures and exercises (individual work). Total hours 135.
16. Assessment practices and criteria, grading scale
Grading is based on the exam (75%) and exercises (25%). 45% of total maximum points is required for grade 1/5. 85% of total maximum points is required for grade 5/5.