Instructors
Prof. Marat Khairoutdinov (Cloud
Microphysics, Boundary Layer)
Prof. Prasad Varanasi (Atmospheric Radiation; last 4-5 weeks)
Office hours
Mon/Wed 1:00-3:00 pm, or by email appt; Endeavour 205
Email
mkhairoutdin@ms.cc.sunysb.edu
Textbooks
"Atmospheric Science" by J. Wallace and P. Hobbs, Academic Press, 2nd
edition (Required)
"A Short Course in Cloud Physics" by R.R. Rogers and M.K. Yau, 3rd
edition (Optional, but really good book)
"An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology" by R. B. Stull, 1988
edition (Optional)
Grading
10% Participation
30% Homework
20% Exam#1 (week 6)
20% Exam#2 (week 10)
20% Exam #3 (final week)
Homework Policy
Homework will be handed out weekly and is due in one week. After the
due date, but before the solutions are handed out one week later,
homework can be turned in for 50% credit. For the final grading
purposes, the homework with the lowest score will be discarded.
Outline
(preliminary)
Week 1:
Introduction; Overview of Atmospheric
Thermodynamics
Weeks 2-7:
Homogeneous Condensation of Water
Vapor; Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Microphysics of Warm Clouds; Formation of Precipitation in Warm Clouds
Microphysics of Cold Cloud; Formation of Precipitation in Cold Clouds
Weather Modification and Cloud Seeding; Thunderstorm Electrification
Cloud and Precipitation Chemistry
Exam 1
Weeks 8-11:
Clouds and Entrainment; Turbulence
Surface Energy Balance; Vertical Structure of PBL
Evolution of PBL over Land and Ocean;
Surface Effects on PBL
Cloud Modeling
Exam 2
Weeks 12-15:
Spectrum of radiation; Blackbody
radiation
Scattering and absorption
Radiative transfer in the atmosphere
Radiative balance
Exam 3
Supplemental materials
Inroduction
Cloud Types
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)
Growth by condensation
Growth by Collection
Cold Clouds
Precipitation in cold clouds; Weather
modification
Thunderstorm Electrification
Turbulence
Boundary Layer Structure and Evolution
Cloud-topped Boundary Layers
Special
Effects
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If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability
that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support
Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room 128,
(631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations are
necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is
confidential.
Students requiring emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their
needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For
procedures and information, go to the following web site.
http://www.ehs.sunysb.edu/fire/disabilities/asp
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Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be
personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another
person's work as your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For
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Adopted by the Undergraduate Council
September 12, 2006