EAS 5750

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EAS 5750
Planetary Atmospheres

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Introduction to radiative transfer in emitting and scattering atmospheres. Radiative energy balance and radiative equilibrium. Structures of the atmospheres in the solar system. Introduction to motions in atmospheres. Planetary examples of balanced flows. Mesoscale waves, wave absorption and wave accelerations. Planetary waves. The influence of wave accelerations on thermal structure and composition. Introduction to atmospheric chemistry. Dynamical transports. Observations. At the level of Andrews, Atmospheric Physics.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: undergraduate physics, vector calculus.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASTRO 6575

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17203 EAS 5750   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person