Subject Code: : CL6L201	Name: Simulation of Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes	L-T-P: 4-0-0	Credit: 4
Pre-requisite(s):
Governing equations for Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes: continuous equations, map projections, vertical coordinate system, wave oscillations in the atmosphere and Ocean, filtering approximations. Numerical methods: finite-difference methods, time and space differencing, stability analysis; spectral method, spherical harmonics, boundary conditions. Numerical models: Global models, regional models, mesoscale, coupled models. Principal of Coupling Air-Sea Interaction Processes, Parameterization of sub-grid scale physical processes: planetary boundary layer, moist microphysics physics, cumulus convection, radiation, air-sea interaction processes, and land surface processes. Data assimilation: Objective analysis schemes, continuous data assimilation techniques - 3D & 4D Variational assimilation; initialization. Predictability and Ensemble forecasting. Text/Reference Books: 1. Kantha and Carol Anne Clayson, Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes, Acdemic press 2. James C. McWilliams. Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press. 3. Mark Z Jacobson. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling, Cambridge University Press.