Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Robert Rohli is an atmospheric scientist with a B.A. in geography (summa cum laude) from the University of New Orleans, an M.S. in atmospheric sciences from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in geography from Louisiana State University (LSU). He collaborates actively with oceanographers in the LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences. His research involves atmospheric circulation variability, ocean-atmosphere teleconnections, natural hazard risk assessment in the coastal zone, atmospheric thermodynamics and dynamics, history of science, and applied meteorology/climatology.Keith Henderson is a climatologist with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geography from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He interacts actively with a broad range of environmental scientists. His research interests include synoptic climatology, climate variations, applied climatology, and natural resources. Anthony J. Vega is a professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Geoscience at Pennsylvania Western-Clarion University. He received a Ph.D. in Geography (Climatology) from Louisiana State University, a M.S. in Meteorology from Mississippi State University, and a B.A. in Geography from the University of New Orleans. His research involves ocean-air teleconnections, tropical cyclone climatology, and synoptic climatology.

• Introduction to the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.- The Basics of the Atmosphere.- Global Atmospheric Circulation.- Mid-latitude Secondary Circulations in the Atmosphere.- General Circulation in the Ocean.- Ocean-Air Teleconnections.- Interactions with Terrain and Vegetation.- Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Ocean Interactions.- Synoptic Analysis.- Climate Classification.- United States, Canada, and Adjacent Oceans (Theory).- United States, Canada, and Adjacent Oceans (Examples).- Effects of Large Lakes: The Example of the Great Lakes.- Europe and Adjacent Ocean Environments.- Southwestern Asia/North Africa and Adjacent Oceans.- East Asia and Adjacent Ocean Environments.- South Asia and Adjacent Ocean Environments.- Africa and Adjacent Ocean Environments.- Latin America, the Caribbean, and Adjacent Oceans.- Australia and the Pacific.- Polar Regions.- Review and Applied Meteorology.