AOSS321,Winter2009EarthSystemsDynamicsLecture122.pptVIP

AOSS 321, Winter 2009 Earth Systems DynamicsLecture 122/17/2009 Christiane Jablonowski Eric Hetland cjablono@ ehetland@ 734-763-6238 734-615-3177 Today’s class Transformation of the vertical coordinate: from height coordinates to pressure coordinates Geostrophic wind equations on constant pressure surfaces Variation of the geostrophic wind with height: Thermal wind Generalized vertical coordinate Pressure profile:Pressure as a vertical coordinate? Some basics of the atmosphere:Temperature profile Generalized vertical coordinate Pressure gradient in p coordinates Pre