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280318 VO PM-Met-4 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (NPI) (2014W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und

Dienstag, 15.30-17.30 Uhr, *** 2E206 ***
voraussichtlich bis zu den Weihnachtsferien

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Michael Hantel

Classes

2E206, UZA II
Mo, 10:00-12:00

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

* Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables. Experimentally-derived gas laws: Gay-Lussac, Charles, Boyle, ideal gas law. Kinetic theory of heat, relationship to the ideal gas law. Mixture of gases: Dalton's law. Atmospheric composition. Virtual temperature.
* Work, energy, Joule's law, enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics. Thermal capacities. Adiabatic transformations, potential temperature, adiabatic lapse rate. Carnot cycle. Entropy, second law of thermodynamics. Free energy.
* Properties of water. Equilibrium phase transformations, latent heat. Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Saturated vapor pressure. Humidity variables. Saturated adiabatic lapse rate.
* Vertical structure of the atmosphere. Gravity, geopotential. Hydrostatic balance. Hypsometric equation and applications. Buoyancy, equation of motion for small vertical displacements, Brunt-Vaisala frequency. Static stability criteria.
* Thermodynamic diagrams. Conditional & convective instability. Convective available potential energy, convective inhibition.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

E715

PM-Met-4 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere

28.04. Meteorology (Bachelor, Master) ➡ A. BACHELOR

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