Short Course Description
This course is an introductory course in Atmospheric Sciences, giving a broad background about the weather and climate of the Earth.
Chapter 1: We start with describing the Earth's motion as a planet, the seasons and Energy Balance.
Chapter 2: This is followed by looking at the composition of the atmosphere, the role of water vapor in the atmosphere, and the long-wave and short-wave radiation entering and leaving our atmosphere. We also discuss light scattering in the atmosphere.
Chapter 3 deals with the different gas laws, thermodynamics, atmospheric layer structures, instability in the atmosphere, with the resulting formation of clouds and rain.
Chapter 4: We then move onto the flow patterns in the atmosphere (winds) and oceans (currents), while also discussing cold and warm frontal systems.
Chapter 5: Finally, we focus on two major crises that Atmospheric Scientists are dealing with in recent years: the Ozone Hole primarily over Antarctica, and Global Warming.
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