Fluid Dynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences (FDEPS)
  4th FDEPS workshop
  Nov 11 - Nov 15, 2002
  Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo 

Fourth FEDPS Workshop

• Date :
  Nov 11 - 15, 2002

• Place :
  Graduate School of Mathematcial Sciences, University of Tokyo
  3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,
  Komaba-Todai-Mae Station of Keio Inogashira Line
  Map (building "j" on the map)

Program

• Nov 11 (Mon): Seminar
  • 16:00 - 17:30
    I.M. Held (GFDL/Princeton University)
    ``Atmospheric poleward energy fluxes, turbulent cascades, and the efficiency of the atmospheric heat engine. ''
    note
  • 18:30 - 20:30 Wellcome Party

• Nov 12 (Tue) - Nov 14 (Thu) Intensive Lecture Series and Free Discussion
  I.M. Held (GFDL/Princeton University)
  "Fundamental questions in the theory of the large-scale structure of the atmospheric circulation"
  

  Original lecture notes presented by Dr. Held (from "papers" at Home Page of I.M. Held )

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  Snapshots of the lecture , Lecure Video
  • Nov 12 (Tue)
    • 10:00 - 12:00 Lecture 1
      Horizontal angular momentum transport, vorticity mixing, Rossby waves, and the classic three-cell structure of the troposphere.
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, Free discussion
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Lecture 2
      Vertical angular momentum transport due form drag between isentropic layers, and baroclinic eddy production.
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Free discussion
  • Nov 13 (Wed)
    • 10:00 - 12:00 Lecture 3
      Tropical dynamics and the Hadley cell: from shallow water models to moist dynamics; including a discussion of "equatorial superrotation" I
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, Free discussion
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Lecture 4
      Tropical dynamics and the Hadley cell: from shallow water models to moist dynamics; including a discussion of "equatorial superrotation" II
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Free discussion
  • Nov 14 (Thu)
    • 10:00 - 12:00 Lecture 5
      Theories for baroclinic eddy production, poleward energy transport, and the north-south temperature gradient
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, Free discussion
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Lecture 6
      The efficiency of the atmospheric "heat engine"
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Free discussion

• Nov 15 (Fri): Free Discussion: "Dynamics and Numercial Simulation"
  
  Snapshots of the lecture