Fall 2006 Courses
Course Number |
Section Number |
CRN (Course Request Number) |
Course title & credits |
Days and Times |
Building & Room |
Instructor |
Dates of Class |
F01 |
70778/70780 |
Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences (3CR) |
T-Th
|
IARC 407 |
Mölders |
Full Term |
|
F01 |
73784/73785 |
Atmospheric
Dynamics |
T-Th |
407 IARC |
Bhatt |
Full Term |
|
PF01 |
75750 |
Climate Group Journal Club (1CR) |
F 3:30P-4:30P |
IARC 319 |
Bhatt |
Full Term |
|
|
|
F01 |
75755 |
Introduction to Computational Meteorology (1CR) |
Wednesday |
IARC 407 |
Mölders Semester Schedule as pdf file, here |
September |
F02 |
78372 |
Turbulence |
T-Th 3:40 p.m. - 5:40 p.m |
IARC
407 |
Kramm |
Full
Term |
|
F01 |
See Details below |
Research Credits (1-12) |
NA |
NA |
See details below |
Full Term |
|
ATM 699 |
F01 |
70788 |
Thesis Credits (1-12) |
NA |
NA |
Mölders |
Full Term |
ATM
401/601 (3 credits) INTRODUCTION
TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
cross-listed
with CHEM601
Instructor: Prof. N Mölders
Tuesdays and Thursdays time and location see above
Introduction
to atmospheric science includes the thermodynamics and dynamics of properties
of constituent gases, energy and mass conservation in the atmosphere,
internal energy and entropy in dry and moist processes (cloud physics
and cloud microphysics), water vapor in the atmosphere, static and conditional
stability, non-internal equations of motion, hydrostatics, geostropy,
and general circulation. Chemistry discussions includes thermodynamic
equilibrium and kinetic processes in the atmosphere, role of photolysis
and gas phase oxidation processes, heterogeneous and aqueous chemistry,
origin of the ozone, layer, fundamentals of biogeochemical cycles (e.g.,
CO2, H2O, nitrogen, etc.). Radiation discussion includes solar and terrestrial
radiation, major absorbers, radiation balance, radiative equilibrium, radiative-convective
equilibrium, basics of molecular, aerosol, and cloud adsorption and scattering.
Interactions of the global energy, water, and trace gas cycle are discussed.
This class is mandatory for all atmospheric science students (master and Ph.D.) as it provides the fundamentals for the other mandatory classes of the atmospheric science program.
For more information contact Prof. Mölders
ATM 445/645 (3 Credits) ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
Instructor: Dr.
Uma Bhatt
Tuesdays
and Thursdays time and
location see above
Course Description: This course covers the basics of
atmospheric dynamics including conservation laws, development of the
equations of motion, thermal wind, circulation and vorticity, geostrophy,
quasi-geostrophic motions, waves, and instabilities. More information
can be found on the course web page: www.gi.alaska.edu/~bhatt/Teaching/ATM645/atm645.fall06.html.
Course Textbook: An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (The International Geophysics Series, Vol 88) by James Holton, 4th edition, Academic Press; 4th edition (March 31, 2004)
Pre-Requisites: ATM601 or permission of instructor
Contact Information: For further information contact: Dr. U. Bhatt
ATM
693 (1 credits) Introduction
to Computational Meteorology
Instructor: Prof. Nicole Mölders
Tuesdays time and location see above
More details will be provided soon.
ATM
693 (3 credits) Turbulence
Instructor:
Dr. Gerhard Kramm |
Tuesday and Thursday, 3:40 p.m. - 5:40 p.m., International Arctic Research
Center (IARC), Room 407
Office Hours: Monday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Office: IARC, Room 318
Telephone: 474-5992
Email: kramm@gi.alaska.edu
Syllabus: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/~kramm/syllabus_files/syllabus_turb.html
Blackboard: enabled
Course Description: The course Turbulence comprises the fundamentals of turbulence and its transfer properties: (1) Nature and origin of turbulence; characteristic measures (2) statistical description of turbulence; homogeneous and isotropic turbulence, (3) governing equations of momentum, heat, and matter for turbulent systems, (4) the closure problem of turbulence, (5) dynamics and spectral dynamics of turbulence, (6) boundary-free and wall-bounded shear flows, (7) turbulent transport, and (8) atmospheric applications; theoretical and numerical solutions.
Contact Information: For further information contact: Dr. Kramm
ATM 620 (1 Credit) CLIMATE JOURNAL CLUB
Instructor: Dr. U. BHATT
Friday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. IARC 319
The "Climate Group" has evolved from an informal meeting for researchers, Ph.D and Masters students to be held at IARC.
The theme for the fall semester is yet to be decided.
Students are expected to attend, participate in the discussions, and present one lecture. The goal of this semester is for the students to gain an appreciation of role of temporal and spatial scales in climate variability and change.
Pre-Requisite: Graduate standing
For more information contact Dr.
Bhatt (474-2662)
Class Web Page, here .
ATM 698 (1-12 Credit) RESEARCH CREDITS
CRN
depends on Supervisor
70787 - Mölders
73786 - Bhatt
73787 - Atkinson
73788 - Collins
73789
- Sassen