Atmospheric
Sciences 535
Spring
2012
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures
(updated March 21st 2012)
Wood Lectures
(updated March 21st 2012)
|
Atmospheric
Sciences 535 Spring
2012
Cloud
Physics and Dynamics
Wood Lectures (updated March 21st 2012) |
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| Date |
Lecture Topic | Reading Assignments |
Miscellany | Links |
| Tue 4/10 |
INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD MICROPHYSICS |
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| Thur 4/12 |
ACTIVATION of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Kohler Theory | Wallace and Hobbs, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7.3 Wallace and Hobbs 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 |
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| Tue 4/17 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | Link to short bio of Tor Bergeron | ||
| Thur 4/19 |
CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH of LIQUID CLOUD PARTICLES - Growth equation | |||
| Tue 4/24 | ICE NUCLEATION and CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH - Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation, Condensational Growth | Wallace and Hobbs 6.5 |
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| Thur 4/26 | FROM CLOUD to PRECIPITATION PARTICLES ENSEMBLES of CLOUD and PRECIPITATION PARTICLES |
Wallace and Hobbs 6.4, 6.6
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| Tue 5/1 |
PRECIPITATION FORMATION | Houze, Sections 3.3-3.6 |
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| Thur 5/3 |
OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CLOUD MICROPHYSICS |
PDF presentation | ||
| MICROPHYSICAL and MACROPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS -microphysical impact upon cloud radiative properties, potential feedbacks | Wallace and Hobbs 6.8
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| MIDTERM EXAM |