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Atmospheric Radiation and Convection

3-0-9 units · Graduate

Introduction to the physics of atmospheric radiation, remote sensing, and convection, including use of computer codes. Radiative transfer equation including emission and scattering, spectroscopy, Mie theory, and numerical solutions. Physics of dry and moist convection, including moist thermodynamics. Radiative-convective equilibrium. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

Fall 2008 · Atmospheric Radiation

This is an introduction to the physics of atmospheric radiation and remote sensing including use of computer codes. Subjects covered include: radiative transfer equation including emission and scattering, spectroscopy, Mie theory, and numerical solutions. We examine the solution of inverse problems in remote sensing of atmospheric temperature and composition.

Readings

  • Liou, Kuo-Nan. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation . 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780124514515.
    Required
  • Goody, R., and Y. Yung. Atmospheric Radiation . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780195102918.
    Listed reading
Fall 2006 · Atmospheric Radiation

This is an introduction to the physics of atmospheric radiation and remote sensing including use of computer codes. Subjects covered include: radiative transfer equation including emission and scattering, spectroscopy, Mie theory, and numerical solutions. We examine the solution of inverse problems in remote sensing of atmospheric temperature and composition.

Readings

  • Liou, Kuo-Nan. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation . 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780124514515.
    Required
  • Goody, R., and Y. Yung. Atmospheric Radiation . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780195102918.
    Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Subject meets with 12.315 Prereq: 12.800 or permission of instructor G (Spring) 3-0-9 units

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