MN-GM-METACD
| Study course: | M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | |||
| Module: | MN-GM-METACD | |||
| Title | Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics (compact course) | |||
| Module Number | Workload | CP | Duration | Semester |
| MN-GM-METACD | 90 h | 3 | 1 Semester | WT |
| Person in Charge | H. Elbern |
| Offering Department | Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne University, Institute for Energy and Climate Research 7 and 8, Research Centre Jülich, Wuppertal University, Germany |
| Applicability | Course of Study | Category | Semester | ||
| M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | Elective | 1 | |||
| Aims | Learning the role of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, with special focus on air quality, and its interaction and forcing of global and regional climate. Specifically, the lecture is designed for master students with background other than atmospheric chemistry or dynamics, to learn the foundations of their new research area. | |||
| Skills | Understanding the principles of atmospheric dynamics, chemical gas phase and aerosol mechanisms, knowledge of trace gas cycles, basic techniques of trace gas measurements and modelling. | |||
| Content | Structure of the Atmosphere, Dynamics of the Atmosphere: transport and mixing, diffusion, advection, and turbulence, Navier-Stokes equations and Ekman spiral, atmospheric scales in time and space, global circulation, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric composition, photochemically active radiation and its height dependence, photochemistry, radicals, gas phase kinetics, anthropogenic impacts on tropospheric chemistry, modelling of chemistry and transport of trace gases in the troposphere and middle atmosphere, clouds, precipitation, and their remote sensing, experimental methods for the analysis of atmospheric trace gases, radiative processes in the atmosphere,data assimilation and inversion, global change of the earth's atmospheric composition and impact on climate | |||
| Prerequisites | Basics of mathematics and physics (mandatory) | |||
| Lectures | Form, Theme | Max. of Participants | h/week | workload | CP |
Lecture Exercise | 32 | two weeks block course | 90
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| Examinations | Form of testing and examination | Graded or not |
| Oral examination | Graded | |
| Requirements | Successful participation in the exercises | Not graded |
| Miscellaneous | Recommended literature: Seinfeld, J.H. and Pandis, S.N.; 1998: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Wiley. Roedel, W.; 2000: Physik unserer Umwelt, Springer Verlag, 498 pp. Brasseur, G.P., Orlando, J.J. and Tyndall, G.S.; 1999: Atmospheric chemistry and global change, Oxford University Press, 672 pp. Haltiner, G.J. and Williams, R.T;, 1980: Numerical Prediction and Dynamic Meterology, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons. Holton, J., 1991: An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, third edition, International Geophysics Series, Academic Press, New York. Kraus, H.; 2000: Die Atmosphäre der Erde: Eine Einführung in die Meteorologie, Vieweg. |