Atmospheric
Sciences 535
Spring
2008
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures
(updated May 2nd 2008)
Wood Lectures
(updated May 2nd 2008)
|
Atmospheric
Sciences 535 Spring
2008
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures (updated May 2nd 2008) |
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| Date |
Lecture Topic | Reading Assignments |
Miscellany | Links |
| Tue 5/6 |
INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD MICROPHYSICS FORMATION OF CLOUD PARTICLES - Importance of atmospheric aerosol |
Rogers and Yau, Chapters 5,6 ,7 Review Wallace and Hobbs Chapter 6 |
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| Thur 5/8 |
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| Tue 5/13 |
ACTIVATION and CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Kohler Theory, Condensational Growth |
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| Thur 5/15 |
Link to short bio of Tor Bergeron | |||
| Tue 5/20 |
ICE NUCLEATION and CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH - Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation, Condensational Growth | Rogers and Yau, Chapter 9 |
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| Thur 5/22 |
FROM CLOUD to PRECIPITATION PARTICLES | Rogers and Yau, Chapters 8 and 10 |
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| Tue 5/27 | ENSEMBLES of CLOUD and PRECIPITATION PARTICLES | |||
| Thur 5/29 | MICROPHYSICAL REPRESENTATION in MODELS | Houze, Sections 3.3-3.6 |
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| Tue 6/3 |
OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CLOUD MICROPHYSICS | |||
| Thur 6/5 |
MICROPHYSICAL and MACROPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS -microphysical impact upon cloud radiative properties, potential feedbacks |