Paper

List of possible paper topics:

• Dynamics of el Nino
• Tropical cyclogenesis
• Tropical-midlatitude teleconnections
• Role of aerosols in climate
• Super greenhouse effect
• Arctic oscillation (or North Atlantic Oscillation)
• Dynamics of midlatitude storm tracks
• Sudden stratospheric warmings
• Mesoscale convective systems
• Thermohaline circulation
• Madden-Julian oscillation

The paper should be based on a literature search and should provide a synthesis of our current state of understanding of the selected topic. I expect of order 15 pages, double spaced. Use the referencing convention of one of the popular journals, such as Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences or Journal of Geophysical Research.

Schedule for paper:

• Choose topic -- Monday, 4 February
• First draft for peer review -- Monday, 29 March
• Final copy due -- 4 May
• Presentations -- 4, 6 May