Instructor: Prof. Ryan Torn (442.4560)

 
Course Objective: The goal of this course is to understand the physical laws that govern how
energy and heat are transmitted in the atmosphere.

 
Prerequisites: ATM 211

 
Class meets: Tues./Thurs. 9:00-10:20 in ETEC 480

 
Syllabus

 
Final: Tuesday 13 December 8:00-10:00

 
Assignments

Homework #6 (Due 5 Dec. at 5:00 pm) (Python Code, Sounding)

 
Links

Rain Shadows:
PRISM Annual Precipitation, Rain Shadow Schematic, Hawaii Example

Moist Ascent:
Norman Sounding, Dry Profile, Moist Profile, Theta-E Profile, Norman Sounding 2, Moist Profile 2, Buffalo Sounding

Lifted Condensation Level:
Example Sounding, With Moist Adiabats Theta-E

Classius-Clapeyron Equation:
Saturation Vapor Pressure for Liquid, Liquid and Ice, Difference Between Liquid and Ice, Bergeron Process,

Water Phase:
Water Molecule Transitions, Water Phase

Carnot Cycle:
Atmosphere Carnot Cycle, Carnot Cycle Schematic

Potential Temperature:

Albany Sounding: Skew-T, Skew-T with Adiabats, Potential Temp., Lapse Rate, B.-V. Frequency,

Sahara Sounding: Skew-T, Potential Temp., Lapse Rate,

Hilo TC Sounding: Skew-T, Potential Temp., Lapse Rate,

Schematics: Temperature-Theta Diagram (Zschenderlein et al. 2018),

Virtual Temperature Virtual Temperature

Atmosphere: Atmosphere Composition, Water Vapor Climatology

Pressure Example: Pressure Video

Sounding Example: Arctic Sounding, Sahara Sounding, Norman Convection, Norman no Convection, Hilo TC

Wyoming Soundings Global Sounding Site

Global Example: Temperature/Winds, Heat Transport

GOES East Satellite