ATSC 5330 - Boundary Layer Meteorology

Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3

A quantitative and descriptive study of the thermodynamics and dynamics of the planetary boundary layer, including budgets (heat, moisture, momentum, turbulent kinetic energy, radiation), stability, turbulence and turbulent fluxes, convection, terrain effects, phenomenology, and measurement and analysis techniques.

Prerequisite: (MATH 2210 , PHYS 1310 , and PHYS 1320 ) or equivalent