Web page of the course
Physics of the
Atmosphere
(L.M.
Fisica) - A.A. 2026/2027
G. Redaelli (gianluca.redaelli@univaq.it)
TEXTBOOKS:
J. Wallace, P. Hobbs, Atmospheric Science: An introductory survey, Ac. Press
Jacob D. J., Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry, Princeton Univ. Press
Jacobson M. Z., Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling, Cambridge Univ. Press
Lessons
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Tu 22 September |
Introduction to the course. Weather vs Climate. | |
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Tu
29 September |
TBD (General characteristics of the Atmosphere: definition and terms of references, mass and chemical composition.) | |
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Fr 3 October |
TBD (General characteristics of the Atmosphere: pressure, temperature and winds.) | |
| 4 | TBD (General characteristics of the Atmosphere: general circulation and surface winds in an "Aquaplanet" approximation; precipitation, motion on smaller scale.) | ||
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TBD (Radiative transfer: Black-body Radiation. Properties of non-black materials.) | ||
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TBD (Radiative transfer: Physics of Scattering and Absorption. Atmospheric Chemistry: Sets of reactions) | ||
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TBD (Atmospheric Chemistry: gas-phase species and elementary chemical reactions. Reaction rates and coefficients. Temperature and pressure dependence of rate coefficients.) | ||
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