Textbooks: 
An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Fleagle and Businger
A Climate Modelling Primer, McGuffie & Sellers


Course Objectives or Expected Learning Outcomes

This course is designed to meet the atmospheric physics
(physical meteorology) course  requirement for civil service
employment as an atmospheric scientists. 

1. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of
solar and terrestrial radiation.

2. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of
energy transfer processes between the earth=s surface and the
atmosphere.

3. Students will be able to demonstrate and understanding of
waves in the atmosphere and atmospheric signal phenomena.

4. Students will be able to demonstrate and understanding of
the Properties and Behavior of Cloud Particles.

SOLAR AND TERRESTRIAL RADIATION
Week 1: Principles of Radiative Transfer
Laboratory: None the first week.

Week 2: Solar Radiation
Laboratory 1: Fundamental of atmospheric models I

Week 3: Effects of Absorption and Emission
Laboratory 2: Fundamental of atmospheric models II

Week 4: Photochemical Processes
Laboratory 3: Zero and One Dimensional Energy Balance Models


TRANSFER PROCESSES

Week 5: Conduction and Turbulence
Laboratory 4: Box Models - Another form of energy balance model

Week 6: Processes in the Planetary Boundary Layer
Laboratory 5: Simple Ocean-Atmosphere Model


Week 7: Applications
Laboratory 6: Coupled Atmosphere, Land and Ocean Energy
Balance Model

Week 8: Review of Radiation and Mid-term Examination

Laboratory 7:One Dimensional Radiative - Convective Model I

ATMOSPHERIC SIGNAL PHENOMENA

Week 9: General Properties of Waves
Laboratory 8: One Dimensional Radiative - Convective Model II

Week 10: Maxwell=s Laws
Laboratory 9: Two Dimensional Statistical Dynamic Models

Week 11: Scattering of Radiation
Laboratory 10: Atmospheric General Circulation Models I

Week 12: Natural Signal Phenomena
Laboratory 11: Atmospheric General Circulation Models II

Week 13: Remote Sensing
Laboratory 12: Ocean Circulation Models
 PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF CLOUD PARTICLES

Week 14: Growth of Clouds
Laboratory 13: Incorporating the cryosphere and vegetation

Week 15: Electrical Charge Generation and Its Effects