本課程係以理學院，大氣科學系學生為授課對象。
課程內容主要為：
0. Overview
1. Introduction - The atmospheric continuum, physical
　　dimensions, and units, scale analysis, the fundamental
　　forces, noninertial reference frames and apparent forces,
　　structure of the static atmosphere.
2. The basic conservation laws - Total differential, the
　　vertical form of the momentum equation in rotating
　　coordinates, the component equations in spherical
　　coordinates, scale analysis of the equation of motion,
　　the continuity equation, the thermodynamic energy
　　equation, thermodynamicsof the dry atmosphere.
3. Elementary application of the basic equations - The
　　basic equation in isobaric coordinates, balanced flow,
　　trajectories and streamlines, the thermal wind, vertical
　　motion, surface pressure tendency.
4. Circulation and vorticity - The circulation theorem,
　　vorticity, potential vorticity, the vorticity equation,
　　the barotropic (Rossby) potential vorticity equation,
　　the baroclinic (Ertel) potential vorticity equation.
5. The planetary boundary layer - Atmospheric turbulence,
　　turbulent kinetic energy, planetary boundary layer
　　momentum equations, secondary circulations and spin-down.
6. Synoptic-scale motions I: Quasi-geostrophic analysis - The
　　observed tructure of extratropical circulation, the quasi-
　　geostropic approxi-mation, quasi-geostropic prediction,
　　diagnosis of vertical motion, idealized model of a
　　baroclinic disturbance.