Atmospheric Physics

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Strongly recommended: course 145 or 200C or prior upper-division undergraduate course on atmospheric physics or radiative transfer. Principles of radiative transfer; absorption, emission, and scattering of solar and infrared radiation; radiation budget consideration; scattering and absorption by aerosols; radiative forcings of clouds/aerosols and climate feedback. S/U or letter grading.