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280322 VU Boundary Layer Meteorology (2025S)

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Fr 07.03. 08:45-10:45 Ort in u:find Details

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max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    UZA II: 2E206. Every Friday, 8:45-12:00

    • Friday 07.03. 11:00 - 12:00 Ort in u:find Details
    • Friday 14.03. 08:45 - 10:45 Ort in u:find Details
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    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    The boundary layer (BL) is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to the ground, and is about 1 km deep. The surface layer (SL) is the portion of the BL right above ground, and is less than 100 m deep. The course begins by describing qualitatively the surface energy balance and the dynamics of atmospheric turbulence, together with their impact on the observed features of the SL and BL. The central topic of the course is the quantitative description of the properties of the SL and BL with scaling laws obtained from dimensional analysis. Finally, the representation of the SL and BL in numerical weather prediction and climate models is discussed. Every few weeks, a hands-on exercise (Python) is proposed. Exercises deal with the analysis of actual measurements and simulation data, or with the implementation of simple theoretical models.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    VO part (60%): Oral exam, 3 questions, approximately 45 minutes.
    UE part (40%): Python scripts and/or notebooks submitted at the end of sessions.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Mininum requirement: Demonstrated understanding of processes in the atmospheric boundary layer and of micrometeorological phenomena.

    Oral exam: 3 questions, about 45 minutes. All topics explained during the course may be covered. You get a grade in
    the range 0-60%.

    Exercises: There are 4 exercise sessions in the semester, code must be submitted at the end of each session. For each session
    you get a grade in the range 0-10%. A list of tasks is given and the final grade is determined by the successfully
    completed tasks.

    Final grade: The final percent grade (VO+UE) is converted as follows
    * Range 91%-100%: 1
    * Range 81%-90%: 2
    * Range 71%-80%: 3
    * Range 50%-70%: 4

    Examination topics

    The whole material presented during the lectures.

    Reading list

    Lecture slides, textbooks (detailed information will be given during the first lecture).

    Association in the course directory

    PM-GreMet

    Last modified: Mo 27.01.2025 09:26