Atmospheric
Science 60
Professors
Shu-Hua Chen
ATMOSPHERIC
PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS
Topics
Introduction: Concepts and terminology
Atmospheric composition and
structure
Radiation laws
Solar and terrestrial radiation
Radiation and the atmosphere
Global radiation balance
Greenhouse effect and global warming
Gas laws
Hydrostatic equation
First law of thermodynamics
Atmospheric moisture
Adiabatic processes
Atmospheric stability
Atmospheric instability
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Cloud formation and classification
Precipitation
Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
Laws of motion and the atmosphere
Rotation and the Coriolis force
Geostrophic balance
Conservation of angular momentum
& Motion
Vorticity, Rossby Waves
Air masses, fronts, and wave
cyclones
Local Systems
General circulation concepts
Mid-latitude and tropical regimes
Summary and final exam preview
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FINAL*************