NC A&T ASME 434 Spring 2026

(Atmospheric Dynamics II)

Syllabus

Lecture Notes

    1. Introduction

    2. Circulation Theorems

    3. Vorticity

4. The Vorticity Equation

    5. Potential Vorticity

    6. Basic Dynamics of General Circulation

    7. QG Approximation and vorticity equation

    8. QG Prediction of Geopotential Tendency

    9. QG Diagnostic of Vertical Motion

    10. Baroclinc Instability and Cyclogenesis

    11. Introduction to Isolated Convective Storms

    12. Introduction to Mesoscale Convective Systems