Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 12.990, Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans.  Topics covered include: limiting factors for weather forecasting, atmospheric modeling, and mathematical tools for atmospheric modeling.  The site provides recommended readings, problem sets, and software illustrating atmospheric dynamics.  The production and distribution of this resource is part of MIT OpenCourseWare, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put all of the educational materials from its undergraduate and graduate-level courses online and make them freely accessible.