MN-GM-METSWN
| Study course: | M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | |||
| Module: | MN-GM-METSWN | |||
| Title | Radiation, Clouds and Precipitation (Strahlung, Wolken und Niederschlag) | |||
| Module Number | Workload | CP | Duration | Semester |
| MN-GM-METSWN | 180 h | 6 | 1 Semester | WT |
| Person in Charge | S. Crewell |
| Offering Department | Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne University |
| Applicability | Course of Study | Category | Semester | ||
| M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | Compulsory for main focus meteorology | 1 | |||
| Aims | • Understanding the interactions of atmospheric radiation with atmospheric gases, aerosols, clouds and precipitation • Knowledge of physical cloud and precipitation processes • Overview on atmospheric energy and water cycle • Basic knowledge of modern remote sensing methods | |||
| Skills | • Solving problems in atmospheric radiation and cloud physics • Computational techniques to address radiative transfer • Computational experience and presentation skills | |||
| Content | • Basic concepts and definitions, radiation laws, atmospheric radiation budget, absorption and scattering processes, radiative transfer in different spectral regions • Atmospheric humidity and stability, cloud formation (homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation), Köhler theory, droplet growth, coagulation and coalescence, precipitation formation (warm and cold rain processes), Ice clouds and snow, thunderstorms • Measurements of radiation and cloud properties, radar meteorology | |||
| Prerequisites | Basics of mathematics, physics and meteorology (mandatory) | |||
| Lectures | Form, Theme | Max. of Participants | h/week | workload | CP |
Lecture Exercise | 20 | 3 2 | 90 90 | 3 3 |
| Examinations | Form of testing and examination | Graded or not |
| Written examination | Graded | |
| Requirements | Successful participation in the exercises | not graded |
| Miscellaneous | Recommended literature: Petty, G. W., A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation, 2nd Edition, Sundog Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin. Rogers, R. R. & M. K. Yau, 1989: "A short course in cloud physics", 3rd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Int. Series in Nat. Philosophy, Vol. 113. Bohren, C.F., und e.E. Clothiaux, Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation, Physics Textbook, Wiley, 2006. Liou, K. N., An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 2002. Pruppacher und Klett, 1997: „Microphysics of cloud and precipitation“ AOS Library, Vol. 18, Kluwer Academic Publishers. * required in meteorological specialization |