Atmospheric
Sciences 535
Spring
2010
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures
(updated March 29th 2010)
Wood Lectures
(updated March 29th 2010)
|
Atmospheric
Sciences 535 Spring
2010
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures (updated March 29th 2010) |
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| Date |
Lecture Topic | Reading Assignments |
Miscellany | Links |
| Tue 3/30 |
INTRODUCTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF CLOUDS (Powerpoint presentation) |
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| Thur 4/1 |
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 4/6 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | Link to short bio of Tor Bergeron | ||
| Thur 4/8 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | |||
| Tue 4/13 | ICE NUCLEATION and CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH - Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation, Condensational Growth | Rogers and Yau, Chapter 9 |
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| Thur 4/15 | FROM CLOUD to PRECIPITATION PARTICLES ENSEMBLES of CLOUD and PRECIPITATION PARTICLES |
Rogers and Yau, Chapters 8 and 10 |
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| Tue 4/20 |
PRECIPITATION FORMATION | Houze, Sections 3.3-3.6 |
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| Thur 4/22 |
OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CLOUD MICROPHYSICS |
PDF presentation | ||
| MICROPHYSICAL and MACROPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS -microphysical impact upon cloud radiative properties, potential feedbacks | ||||
| MIDTERM EXAM |