ATM S 431: Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Autumn 2011

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Instructor: Prof. Robert Wood

ATG 718, Phone 543-1203, www
Office Hours: flexible

 

Description:
Introduction to boundary-layer meteorology. Surface energy budget, structure and evolution of boundary layers, and basic ideas of turbulence theory.

Prerequisites:
ATM S 340 or PHYS 224.

Class meets: 
Tue and Thur 10:30-12:00 in ATG 610.

Textbook: 

Introduction to Micrometeorology by S. Pal Arya (Second Edition), Academic Press

Useful texts:

Atmospheric Science, an introductory survey, by J. M. Wallace and P.V.Hobbs (Second Edition), Academic Press