Syllabus: ATM OCN 637
Cloud Physics (3-4 credits)
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Time and
Location
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11:00-12:15 TR
Rm 823 AO&SS Bldg
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Textbook(s)
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H. R. Pruppacher & J. D. Klett, (1997): "Microphysics of Cloud and Precipitation". 2nd Edition. Kluwer Academic Publishers. (required)
R. R. Rogers & M. K. Yau, (1989): "A Short Course in Cloud Physics", (3rd ed.), Pergamon Press, paperback. (recommended).
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Grading
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Midterm Exam 30%; Final Exam 40%; Homework 30%
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Course Description
Processes of cloud formation, growth, and dissipation from the standpoint of the individual particles composing the cloud and from the behavior of the cloud itself as a dynamic entity. Prereq: Atm Ocn 311 and 340, or cons. instr.
Course Content
- Introduction
- Microstructure of Atmospheric Clouds and Precipitation
- Molecular Structure of Water Substance
- Thermodynamic Equilibrium Between Vapor, Solutions, and Ice
- Surface Properties of Water Substance
- Equilibrium Behavior of Cloud Drops and Ice Crystals
- Homogeneous Nucleation
- Heterogeneous Nucleation
- Hydrodynamics of Single Cloud and Precipitation Particles
- Diffusional Growth of Hydrometers
- Collisional Growth of Hydrometers
- Dynamics of Cloud Growth
- Cloud Electrification
- Artificial Weather Modification
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