Atmospheric processes: from cloud to global scales
ENV-407 / 5 credits
Teacher(s): Berne Alexis, Gehring Josué Etienne, Nenes Athanasios
Language: English
Summary
The main objective is to present important atmospheric processes from the local to global scales. The course will start with cloud processes, continue to synoptic phenomena like extratropical cyclones and fronts, to finally cover numerical modeling at the regional and global scales.
Content
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Recap on atmospheric thermodynamics, stability, boundary layer.
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Convection: strato-cumulus to cumulus.
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Cloud formation and microphysics.
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Extratropical cyclones.
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Numerical modeling.
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Mountain meteorology.
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Tropical cyclones.
- Aerosol-cloud-climate interactions
Keywords
cloud processes, global circulation, synoptic meteorology, instrumentation, numerical modeling, extratropical and tropical cyclones, fronts, jet stream.
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
Physics and chemistry of the atmosphere (ENG-320)
Fluid Mechanics (ENG-272)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Describe the important atmospheric processes
- Differentiate the dominant ones
- Interpret atmospheric observations
- Analyze typcal meteorological situations
Transversal skills
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
- Keep appropriate documentation for group meetings.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
- Manage priorities.
- Write a scientific or technical report.
Teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lectures, exercices session and a 4-week mini project
Assessment methods
The final grade will be based on the evaluation of the report from the project (30%) and a written exam during the exam session (70%).
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Atmospheric processes: from cloud to global scales
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Atmospheric processes: from cloud to global scales
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional