Subjects

Your browser does not support JavaScript, or its support is disabled. Some features may not be available.

Wave Processes and Energetics of the Atmosphere - NMET025

Title:	Vlnové procesy a energetika atmosféry
Guaranteed by:	Department of Atmospheric Physics (32-KFA)
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual:	from 2021
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	4
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:3/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech, English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time

Guarantor:	RNDr. Petr Šácha, Ph.D.
Classification:	Physics > Meteorology and Climatology

Opinion survey results Examination dates SS schedule Noticeboard

Annotation -

Last update: T_KMOP (18.04.2001)

Theory of wave processes and energy transformation in atmosphere.

Aim of the course -

Last update: AR/MFF.CUNI.CZ (04.04.2008)

Acquainting with atmospheric oscilations, waves and energetics.

Course completion requirements - Czech

Last update: RNDr. Aleš Raidl, Ph.D. (08.06.2019)

Předmět je zakončen ústní zkouškou. Zkouší se probraná látka odpovídající sylabu předmětu.

Literature - Czech

Last update: RNDr. Aleš Raidl, Ph.D. (30.08.2011)

Poznámka k literatuře:

Základní literaturu tvoří odkazy [1], [2], [4] (nebo [5]) a [9]).

Energetické vztahy je vhodné nastudovat z časopisecké literatury; stručné základy jsou pak probrány v [2].

Ostatní literatura je spíše informativní.

[1] Horák J., Raidl A: (2007): Hydrodynamická stabilita atmosféry a nelineární problémy geofyzikální hydrodynamiky, Karolinum, Praha, 382 str.

[2] Pechala F., Bednář J. (1991): Příručka dynamické meteorologie, Academia, Praha, 370 str.

[3] Brdička M., Samko L., Sopko B. (2005): Mechanika kontinua, Academia, Praha, 799 str.

[4] Cushaman-Roisin B. (1994).: Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics, Prentice Hall, 320 str.

[5] Cushaman-Roisin B., Becker J.-N. (2011 v tisku): Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics, Physical and numerical aspects, Academic Press, 789 str.

[6] Haltiner G. J.. (1971): Numerical weather prediction, John Wiley & Sons, New York, Londo, Sydney, Toronto, 317 str.

[7] Horák J., Krlín L., Raidl A. (2007): Deterministický chaos a podivná kinetika, Academia, Praha, 164 str.

[8] Lorenz E.N. (1955): Available potential energy and the maintenance of general circulation, Tellus, 7, str. 157

[9] Holton J. R. (2004): An introduction to dynamic meteorology, Elsevier, New York, 4. vyd., 535 str.

[10] Oort A. H. (1964): On estimates of the atmospheric energy cycles, Mon. Weather Rev., 92, 7

Teaching methods -

Last update: AR/MFF.CUNI.CZ (04.04.2008)

Course.

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: AR/MFF.CUNI.CZ (09.04.2008)

Knowledge according to syllabus.

Syllabus -

Last update: T_KMOP (09.05.2004)

A) Basic wave principles. Perturbation theory.

B) Internal and external gravity waves, lee waves.

C) Inertial oscillation, Rossby waves.

D) Mixed waves, frontal waves.

E) Equatorial and coastal waves.

F) Hydrodynamic instability: Taylor type and Helmholtz type of instability, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, barotropic and baroclinic instability, Eady-like and Phillips-like models of baroklinic instability

G) Basic atmospheric energetics notions, available potential energy, Lorenz cycle.