Overview
Description
Atmospheric structure; global radiation balance; radiation scattering by gases and aerosol particles; introduction to radiation transfer; optical phenomena; atmospheric thermodynamics; cloud physics; aerosol mechanics; atmospheric electricity.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PHYS 181
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 181.
Units
Lecture4
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- articulate an understanding of how basic physical principles, such as the laws of thermodynamics, Newton’s laws, conservation laws and electromagnetism, govern the structure and general circulation of the atmosphere.
- demonstrate a quantitative understanding of the relationships among physical variables describing atmospheric structure and dynamics, such as temperature, pressure, density, and winds through application of algebra and simple calculus to their governing equations.
- discover how modern data and methods of atmospheric research lead to physical understanding of publicly available data sets and/or modern numerical techniques.