Atmospheric
Sciences 535
Spring
2009
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures
(updated March 11th 2009)
Wood Lectures
(updated March 11th 2009)
|
Atmospheric
Sciences 535 Spring
2009
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures (updated March 11th 2009) |
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| Date |
Lecture Topic | Reading Assignments |
Miscellany | Links |
| Tue 3/31 |
NO CLASS THIS WEEK |
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Cloud Microphysics Slides |
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| Thur 4/2 |
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| Tue 4/7 |
INTRODUCTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF CLOUDS (Powerpoint presentation) |
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| Thur 4/9 |
ACTIVATION of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Kohler Theory | Rogers and Yau, Chapters 5,6 ,7 Review Wallace and Hobbs Chapter 6 |
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| Tue 4/14 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | Link to short bio of Tor Bergeron | ||
| Thur 4/16 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | |||
| Tue 4/21 | ICE NUCLEATION and CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH - Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation, Condensational Growth | Rogers and Yau, Chapter 9 |
Homework - Precipitation formation Solutions |
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| Thur 4/23 | FROM CLOUD to PRECIPITATION PARTICLES ENSEMBLES of CLOUD and PRECIPITATION PARTICLES |
Rogers and Yau, Chapters 8 and 10 |
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| Tue 4/28 |
PRECIPITATION FORMATION | Houze, Sections 3.3-3.6 |
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| Thur 4/30 |
OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CLOUD MICROPHYSICS |
PDF presentation | ||
| MICROPHYSICAL and MACROPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS -microphysical impact upon cloud radiative properties, potential feedbacks |