ATMOS 5000
Fall 2018, Prof. Zhaoxia Pu

Lecture Plan & Reading Schedule
Date
Lecture Topic
Reading Assignments
Homework
08/20/18
Introduction
Note_01 (pdf file)
P.1-12
#1
08/22/18
A brief survey of the atmosphere
Note_02 (pdf file)
P.12-21
#1
08/24/18
An introduction to the atmospheric mean state
Note_03 (pdf file)
P.1-21
#1
08/27/18
Basic Math Review (I)
Online book (U of U lib.)
# 2
08/29/18
Basic Math Review (II)
The gas laws (I)
Online book (U of U lib)
#3
08/31/18
The gas laws (II)
P.63-67
#4
09/03/18
Labor Day Holiday - No Class
*
*
09/05/18
The hydrostatic equation and its applications (I)
P.67-72
#5
09/07/18
The hydrostatic equation and its applications (II)
First law of the thermodynamics (I)
P.72-76
#6
09/10/18
First law of the thermodynamics (II)
P.72-76
#7
09/12/18
Adiabatic lapse rate; Potential temperature
P.76-79
#8
09/14/18
Water vapor, wet adaiabatic lapse rate
P.79-87
#7
09/17/18
Skew T-lnP Chart
3.4.4(P.78-79); 3.5.6 (P.86-87)
#9
09/19/18
Static Stability
P.86-93
#10
09/21/18
2nd law of thermodynamics
P.93-101
#11
09/24/18
Review: Thermodynamics
Introduction to Atmospheric Aerosols
P.209-211
*
09/26/18
Self study
*
*
09/28/18
Nucleation of water vapor condensation
P.209-211
*
10/01/18
Exam I: Thermodynamics
*
*
10/03/18
Review Exam I
Nucleation of water vapor condensation
p209-210
#12
10/05/18
Nucleation of water vapor condensation
P.210-212
#12
10/07//14
Fall Break Oct. 06-14, no class
**
*
10/15/18
Nucleation of water vapor condensation (Solute effect)
Warm Clouds
P212-218
#13
10/17/18
The growth of cloud droplets; growth by Condensation
Growth of Cloud droplets (Growth by Collection)
P221-232
#14
10/19/19
Growth of Cloud droplets (Growth by Collection) (II)
P224-232
#14
10/22/18
Growth of ice particles in clouds; The microphysics of cold clouds
P232-243
#15
10/24/18
Cloud microphysics; Formation and Clasification of precipitation
Cloud Microphysics: Review
P243-258
*
10/26/18
Introduction; The Spectrum of Radiation
P113-114
#16
10/29/18
Quantitative Description of radiation
P114-117
*
10/31/18
Exam II: Cloud Microphysics
*
*
11/02/18
Review Exam II
Quantitative Description of radiation
P114-117
#17
11/05/18
Blackbody Radiation
P117-122
#18
11/07/18
Scattering, Absorption and Emission
P122-128
#19
11/09/18
Radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres (I)
P130-134
#20
11/12/18
Radiative transfer (Question review)
*
*
11/14/18
Vector Analysis and Vector Operations
handouts
#21
11/16/18
Introduction to atmospheric dynamics; Forces
P276-280
*
11/19/18
Exam III: Radiative Transfer
*
*
11/21/18
Dynamics of Horizontal Flow and Equation of Motion
P276-280
#22
11/22-23/18
Thanksgiving break, no class
*
*
11/26/18
The Geostrophic wind; Effect of friction
Gradient wind and thermal wind;
P281-284
#23
11/28/18
Voticity and potential vorticity
P287-290
#24
11/30/18
Primitive equations; Review
290-297
*
12/03/18
Exam IV: Atmospheric Dynamics
*
*
12/05/18
Semester review
(no final exam)
*
*

Note: It is very important if you could read the book section of Wallace and Hobbs before and after each lecture. When you read the book, please try to answer all the basic questions listed in the Study Guide.

Last update:11/20/2018 by Prof. Zhaoxia Pu