FKF035F

Temporary

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

7.5

Third-cycle course

7134 (Department of Physics / Nuclear Physics)

2019-11-15

Anders Gustafsson / FUN(2)

English

Every spring semester

The course should provide understanding of physical, chemical and meteorological processes in the atmosphere as well as environmental concequences of changes of atmospheric composition caused by human activities, such as climate change and destruction of stratospheric ozone. The course should also provide a capability to assess and discuss environmental issues within the working life and societal debate from a natural science perspective.

Atmospheric composition and thermodynamical properties, meteorology, meteorological models, geochemical cycles, climate, aerosol, chemical kinetics, stratospheric ozone, oxidising power of the atmosphere, tropospheric ozone and acid rain.

The project includes studies of scientific litterature, evaluation, and presentation at a seminar. The research student selects subject, which must be approved by the course teachers before the project start. The subject must be directed to the atmosphere, based on the course content, and be a broadening of the knowledge. The subject cannot be part of the thesis work. It's okay if the subject later might be relevant for the thesis work.

know how to undertake physical and chemical calculations for the atmosphere based on presented methodology and modelling tools, such as meteorological box models and simple climate models, and to interpret the results in atmospheric and environmental perspectives
be able to describe and understand the role of atmospheric processes in important environmental issues from a narural science perspective
know how to explain qualitatively and in some cases quantitatively the impact of human activities on the atmosphere, and in a wider perspective, the conditions for life.

acquire knowledge to integrate material on the atmosphere from several disciplines
acquire knowledge to integrate material from text books and simpler scientific literature
be able to carry out project work and plan a presentation from given instructions
have increased skills to present a project and discuss their results with the course teachers and other audience.

Lectures

Exercises

Project

The project extent is 3,5 hp (ca 2 weeks of work).

Written exam

Seminars given by participants

The examination consist of a written exam (extent: 4 hp), and a project (extent: 3,5 hp) orally presented at a seminar (ca 45 min incl. discussion).

Failed, pass

FMAA05 Calculus in One Variable, or equivalent.

Jacob: Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry. ISBN 0691001855.

Additional material handed out during the course.

It is mandatory to attend the first lecture in order to be admitted to the course. The course follows the course FKFF05 but with a larger project.

FKF035F

2019-11-15

Anders Gustafsson / FUN(2)