ATMO.3010 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (Formerly 85.301)
Id: 007774
Credits: 3-3
Description
The variables of state, Charles' law, Boyle's law, equation of state for an ideal gas, mixtures of gases. Thermodynamics of dry air, water vapor and moist air. Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Adiabatic and pseudoadiabatic processes. Moisture variables. Hydrostatics equilibrium, hydrostatics of special atmospheres. Hydrostatic stability. Convection theory, parcel method, slice method, entrainment, bubble theory.
Prerequisites
Pre-Reqs: ENVI 2020 Earth & Env Systems II, PHYS 1030 General Physics I, and MATH 1320 Calculus II.
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