Tropical cyclone life cycle 

• Genesis

            1. Tropical cyclone genesis parameters notes. Video lecture on genesis parameters (first part of lecture). Audio only. Paper on West Pac summer monsoon onset (interesting read, not required for class).
            2. General schematic of genesis.
            3. Barotropic instability and tropical waves. 
            4. General information on African tropical waves. 
            5. Monsoon trough breakdown. Animation of monsoon trough breakdown.
            6. Paper on wave pouch theory. (interesting read, not required for class)
            7. Video lecture on genesis topics 2-6 (first part of lecture). Audio only.

• What makes a tropical cyclone function?

            1. Air-Sea Interaction Process
            2. Maximum Potential Intensity observations
            3. Greg Holland's paper on the ASI process and MPI (interesting read, not required)
            4. WMO statement on MPI and global warming. FAQ summary on issue.
            5. Video lecture (first part of lecture). Audio only.

• Intensity prediction. 

          1. Metrics for intensity forecasting
          2. Forecasting products. Real-time SHIPS and LGEM (click on storm name, see intensity guidance and SHIPS diagnostics)
          3. Example of multiple regression application (Fitzpatrick 1997)  
          4. Video lecture. Audio only.

• Extratropical transition
• Pressure decay inland. Example spreadsheet. 

Tropical cyclone motion 

• a) NHC track error trends b) Current average errors
• a) Earth vorticity . b) Atmospheric wave restoring forces . c) Motion theory . d) Example of merger. e) Dr. Clark Evans' notes (advanced)
  
• a) Recorded video lecture (first half) . b) Audio only