ENVIRSC 2C03
SURFACE CLIMATE PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS
Winter 2026 · Surface Clim Proc&Envir Inter · C01
Readings
- Etext Boundary Layer Climates - Lifetime Access Ed: 2ISBN 9781134951338
Fall 2026 · Surface Clim Proc&Envir Inter · C01
Readings
- eText Boundary Layer Climates - Lifetime AccessISBN 9788765271828; 9780415043199
Fall 2026 · C01
Topics
- Introduction
- Energy and radiation laws
- Short and longwave radiation principles
- Radiation budget of the Earth & land surfaces
- Heat, temperature and conductance
- BREAK (Feb 16-20)
- Atmospheric water and humidity
- Lapse rates, stability and local winds
- boundary layers and turbulent exchanges
- Surface energy balances
- Evapotranspiration and water fluxes
- Photosynthesis and carbon balances
- Climates of Non-Uniform Terrain
- Course review
Readings
- Boundary Layer ClimatesRoutledge · ISBN 0-415-04319-0
- Boundary Layer Climates ISBN: 0-415-04319-0 Authors: Oke T.R Publisher: Routledge Publication Date: 1987 Edition: 2nd I will also provide additional materials.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Campus Store (short title) ↗
- Campus Store reading list ↗Winter 2026
- Campus Store reading list ↗Fall 2026
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Fall 2026