Intro to Atmospheric Science · Earth And Environmental Sciences
Understanding physical phenomena in the atmosphere from first principles, independent problem-solving
I learned about the main principles of atmospheric chemistry, including radiative transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics.
general introductory details about atmospheric science
Learned physics equations for describing the atmosphere like temperature, pressure, height, wind direction, radiation
it's light workload and enjoyable subject material
n/a 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2021 Course: EESCGU4008_001_2021_3-INTROTOATMOSPHERICSCIENCE : EESCGU4008_001_2021_3 - INTRO TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE Instructor: Lorenzo Polvani
Physics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics underlying the dynamics, composition, and heat transfer of the Earth's atmosphere. In particular: movement of air (wind), convection, water vapor, radiative equilibrium, climate change. Derivations involving PDEs, calculus, spherical geometry, and approximation. Connecting mathematical equations with conceptual intuition.
Atmospheric thermodynamics, radiation, meteorology.
Basics of atmospheric science and the physical equations that govern the larger processes. Atmospheric thermodynamics, adiabatic and diabatic lapse rates, stability and convection, radiation, radiative absorption, basic fluid dynamics. Relatively math heavy but still connected to more broad procedural understanding of the physics.
The fundamental principles of atmospheric physics and climate change. Truly a perspective changing course.