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UniversityofWyoming,DepartmentofAtmosphericScienceATSC5010PhysicalMeteorologyI
(ThermodynamicsandRadiativePropertiesoftheAtmosphere)Fall2017
CourseSyllabus,PoliciesandOutline
1 InstructorJeffrey(Jeff)R.French,PhDOffice:EN6065Phone:307-766-4143Email:jfrench@uwyo.eduOfficeHours: Mon&Wed1:30–3:00PM Tues3:00–4:00PMCourseMaterialsWebsite:http://www.atmos.uwyo.edu/~jfrench/teaching.html
2 CourseGoalsandObjectivesGoal:Thegoalofthiscourseisforstudentstogainanadvancedunderstandingoftheapplicationofbasicthermodynamicprinciplestotheatmosphereandtounderstandbasicsofatmosphericradiationandtheinterconnectionbetweenthetwo(radiationdrivestheenergeticsoftheearth).ThiscourseisthecornerstoneforfurtherstudyofPhysicalProcessesintheatmosphere.Objectives:Specificobjectivesofthiscourseareasfollows:
• Usingequationsofstate,describetherelationshipbetweenbasicstateparametersintheatmosphere
• Investigateuseofthefirstandsecondlawsofthermodynamicstoaddressadiabaticprocesses(dry)intheatmosphere
• Introducethermodynamicsofwatersubstanceandvariablesthatareusedtodescribewaterintheatmosphere
• Applytheaboveprinciplesandunderstandingtomoistthermodynamicprocessesintheatmosphereincludingphasechanges;introducetheconceptofstaticstability,understandhowmoisturemodifiesstabilityconsiderations
• Understandthebasicsofsolarandterrestrialradiation• Investigateradiativeemissionanditsapplicabilitytotheearth’satmosphere;
furtherexamineconceptsrelatedtotransmission,absorption,andscatteringappliedtotheatmosphere
• Applytheaboveconceptstotransmission,scatteringandabsorptioninclouds.
3 CoursePrerequisites
CalculusIII;Calculus-basedPhysicsII
Itisassumedthatstudentstakingthisclassarefamiliarwithbasicsofsimpledifferentialequations,separatingdifferentials,integratinglimits,etc.Studentsarealsoexpectedtohavebeenintroducedtothelawsofthermodynamicsandgoverningequationsandbasicconcepts.Wewillreviewtheseconceptsandapplythemspecificallytoproblemsintheatmosphere.
4 CourseStructure
Materialforthiscourseistaughtthroughbothlectureandcomputerlaboratorysessions.Itconsistsofthree1-hourlecturesperweekandone3-hourlaboratorysession.Thelaboratoryworkistightlycoupledwithlecturetopicsandwillre-enforcelearningforthestudenttobesuccessfulinthehomework,quizzes,andexams.
5 Gradinga. Breakdownofgradedevents
Gradingwillbebasedonhomework,quizzesandexams.Themajorityofyourgradewillbebasedon3exams.
WEIGHT
Exam1 20%
Exam2 20%
Exam3 20%
LaboratoryProblems 25%
LectureHomework 5%
Quizzes 10%
TOTAL 100%
b. Homework,Quizzes,andtests
Homeworkwillnotbegradedexplicitly.Studentswillreceiveagradeforturninginhomeworkandputtingforthaneffortincompletingthework.Homeworkisthestudent’sopportunitytolearnthematerialandidentifyifthereareaspectsofthelearningthatneedmoreattention.
Quizzeswillbegiveneveryotherweek.Quizzesprovideopportunitiesforboththestudentandtheinstructortoevaluatehowwellthematerialisunderstood.Quizzes
alsoprovidethestudenta‘glimpse’atthetypeofquestionsthatwillbeaskedonexamsandwillfocusonthemostimportantconceptstaughtintheclass.
AllExamswillbegivenduringnormalclasshours,roughly1/3and2/3throughthesemester(seeschedule).Thelastexamwillemphasizethematerialtaughtduringthelast3rdoftheclass,butitisinclusiveofallmaterialtaughtduringthesemesterandoneshouldexpectproblemsthatfocusonsynthesizingmaterialfromthroughoutthesemester.
c. LaboratoryProblems
EachweekaspecificLaboratoryproblemwillbeassigned.Theproblemswillrequireuseofcomputerandspecificcomputerlanguage(IDL)tosolve.Theseproblemswillbetightlycoupledwithlecturetopics.Thelaboratoryworkshouldre-enforcewhatwastaughtinclass.Gradingiscombinedonthecontentofthework(programming),formulationofthesolution,andinterpretation.Thesesessionsalsointroducethestudenttotheuseofaspecificscientificcomputerlanguage(IDL)thatwillbeusedthroughoutthestudent’sacademiccareerinthisdepartment.
d. GradingScale
TheDepartmentofAtmosphericSciencehasadoptedtheUniversityofWyoming+/-gradingsystem.Thebreakdownisasfollows:
LetterGrade
PercentageRange(%)
EquivalentGPA(4.0scale)
A 93–100 4.00
A- 90–92 3.67
B+ 87–89 3.33
B 81–86 3.00
B- 80–80 2.67
C+ 77–79 2.33
C 71–76 2.00
C- 70–70 1.67
D+ 67–69 1.33
D 60–66 1.00
F Below60 0.00
Note:theuniversitymandatesthatgraduatestudentsmaintainacumulativeGPAof3.00orbetter.Failuretodosowillresultinacademicprobationandcouldleadtoexpulsionfromtheprogram.
6 Textbookandsupplementarymaterial
Twotextbookswillberequired:
CurryandWebster(1999)isrequired.TheportionofthecoursefocusingonThermodynamicswillfollowquitecloselythepresentationorderofthematerialinthisbook.
Petty(2006)isrequired.Topicsinradiationwillbetakenprimarilyfromthistext.
Othertextsthatareoptionalinclude:
IribarneandGodsen(1981),outofprint.Thisbookisusefulfordetailedderivationofequationsandabasicunderstandingofadvancedthermodynamicprinciplesappliedtotheatmosphere.
BohrenandAlbrecht(1998).Thisbookprovidesadifferentapproachtothestudyofthermodynamicsoftheatmosphere.Thiscanbeafunbooktoread—butthetangentscanalsobedistractingattimes.
Salby(2012).ThisbookcoversamultitudeoftopicsinAtmosphericScienceincludingthermodynamicsandradiation.Mostoftheconceptscoveredinthisclassareincludedtosomedegreewithinthistext.
7 OverviewofPoliciesa. Turn-inPolicy
Toobtaincreditforyourhomework,itmustbeturnedinontime.
(Homework)Typically,therewillbeonehomeworkassignmenteverytwoweeks.Itwillbedueusually~1weekafteritwasassigned.
(Labs)Therewillbeonelabassignmentperweek.Labassignmentswilloftenrequireadditionaltime(beyondthe~3hourlabsection)tocomplete.Labsaredueby3PMonFriday.Labsturnedinlatewillreceivea50%reduction.LabsnotturnedinbyMondayat8AMwillreceiveazero.
b. Quizzes&Attendance
Forexcusedabsences,studentswillhaveanopportunitytomake-upmissedquizzes,ordependingonthecircumstances,thequizzesmaybeexcusedaltogether.Thedecisionwillbemadeonanindividualbasisbytheinstructor.
Ifstudentsknowtheywillmissclass(Dr.appointment,conference,etc)duringascheduledquizsection,theymustcontacttheinstructoraheadoftimetoarrangeamakeupquiz.Unexcusedabsenceswillresultinazerogradeforthatquiz.
Studentsareencouragedtotakeadvantageofopportunitiesofferedbythedepartment:flyingontheUWKA,attendingconferences,participatinginfieldprogram.However—makesureyouarrangeaheadoftimewithyourinstructorifyouwillmissclass.
c. CollaborationPolicyTosolvethehomeworkassignments,youareencouragedtoworkwithotherstudentscurrentlyenrolledinATSC5010.Youmust,however,documentanyofthehelpyoureceiveintheformofcommentsdirectlyonyourhomeworkpaperorwithinyourprogram.Nocommentsmeanyouaresubmittingtheitemtotallyasyourownwork;myassumptionwillalwaysbethatyouareanhonorablepersonunlessyoucausemetobelieveotherwise.Simplycopyinganotherperson'sassignmentisnotallowed–theactualitemyouturninmustultimatelybeyourownwork.Youmaybecalledtoyourinstructor'sofficewithnoadvancenoticetoexplainindetailthespecificsofyourwork.
Quizzesandexamsmustalwaysbethestudent'sownwork.
d. AcademicHonesty“TheUniversityofWyomingisbuiltuponastrongfoundationofintegrity,respectandtrust.AllmembersoftheUniversitycommunityhavearesponsibilitytobehonestandhavetherighttoexpecthonestyfromothers.Anyformofacademicdishonestyisunacceptabletoourcommunityandwillnotbetolerated.”[excerptedfromtheUWGeneralBulletin]Allpersonsshouldreportsuspectedviolationsofstandardsofacademichonestytotheinstructor,departmenthead,ordean.SeeUWRegulation6-802,“ProceduresandAuthorizedUniversityActionsinCasesofStudentAcademicDishonesty.”YoucanreadthisandallotherUniversityregulationsat:http://www.uwyo.edu/generalcounsel/index.html
e. DisabilityStatementIfyouhaveaphysical,learning,orpsychologicaldisabilityandrequireaccommodations,pleaselettheinstructorknowassoonaspossible.Youmustregisterwith,andprovidedocumentationofyourdisability,toUniversityDisabilitySupportServices(UDSS)inSEO,room330KnightHall.
8 ScheduleandCourseTopics(SubjecttoChange)
StateVariables,EquationofState,HydrostaticEquilibrium(1.1,1.3–1.7,1.10)
Heat,FirstLawofThermodynamics(2.2–2.4)
QuizI–September8
Entropy,SecondLawofThermodynamics(2.5–2.6)
AdiabaticProcesses(2.10)
QuizII–September22
Watersubstance,humidityvariables(4.1–4.4)
EXAM1–October2
Moist/SaturatedProcessesandPhasechange;iceprocesses(6.1–6.6)
QuizIII–October13
ConservedvariablesandThermodynamicdiagrams(6.7–6.8)
StaticStabilityandBuoyancy(7.1–7.3)
QuizIV–October27
PropertiesofRadiation(Petty2.1-2.8)
EXAM2–November6
SWandLWRadiationandtheElectromagneticSpectrum(Petty3.1-3.4)
ThermalEmission,Blackbodyradiation,Stefan-BoltzmannLaw(Petty6.1–6.4)
QuizVNovember17
RadiativeTransferintheAtmosphere:Extinction,ScatteringandAbsorption(Petty7.1-7.3,7.4.1-7.4.3)
AbsorptionbyGasesintheAtmosphere(Petty9.1,9.3-9.4)
ScatteringandAbsorptionbyParticles(Petty12.1-12.3,12.5)
QuizVIDecember8
EXAM3–FinalsWeek
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