Contents:
This course provides basic understanding of the meteorological processes for students in soil science, hydrology, environmental sciences, earth system science and for students specializing in meteorology and air quality. It focuses on understanding and quantifying physical processes in the atmosphere that determine weather, climate and air quality and treats advanced theory of part of the material treated in the first-year course Introduction Atmosphere MAQ-10306. It serves as an introduction for advanced courses of Meteorology and Air Quality Chair Group.
By performing the exercises and practicals, students are able to become acquainted with the order of magnitude of the various meteorological quantities. The theory is still only given as a broad outline. Detailed theoretical knowledge and strict mathematical derivations are reserved for more advanced courses.
Learning outcomes:
After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
explain the basics of atmospheric radiation;
calculate, relate and evaluate various atmospheric humidity quantities;
apply stability analysis and other applications of thermodynamic diagrams;
describe the dynamics of the atmosphere by using simple formulas (mostly descriptive);
discuss atmospheric predictability and uncertainty;
clarify the formation of clouds and precipitation: showers, thunderstorms and tornadoes;
review the meteorology of the atmospheric boundary layer (descriptive);
explain the basics of climate and climate change.
