A&O SCI 212BNumerical Modeling of Atmosphere I
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Dynamics of numerical weather prediction and climate models and their computational design. Basic governing equations. Vertical and horizontal coordinates. Quasi-geostrophic and balanced models. Shallow-water equation model. Three-dimensional primitive equation models. Limited-area modeling.
S/U (for majors with consent of instructor after successful completion of written and oral comprehensive examination and for nonmajors at discretion of major department) or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 201B, 212A.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
A&O SCI 212B
- A&O SCI 201BGeophysical Fluid Dynamics II
- A&O SCI 201AGeophysical Fluid Dynamics I
- A&O SCI 212ANumerical Methods in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 4 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.