Valid from: Spring 2014
Decided by: FN1/Björn Regnell
Date of establishment: 2013-11-08
Division: Nuclear Physics
Course type: Course given jointly for second and third cycle
The course is also given at second-cycle level with course code: FKFF01
Teaching language: English
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.
Knowledge and Understanding
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Competences and Skills
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Judgement and Approach
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Atmospheric composition and thermodynamical properties, meteorology, meteorological models, geochemical cycles, climate, greenhouse gases, aerosol, chemical kinetics, stratospheric ozone, oxidising power of the atmosphere, tropospheric ozone and acid rain.
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry. 1999. ISBN 9780691001852.
Types of instruction: Lectures, exercises, project. The project comprises studies of a scintific paper, follow-up and presentation during a mini symposium. The project can be extended to a more comprehensive project (focusing on a special topic). The course then gives 7,5 hp.
Examination formats: Written exam, written report.
The examination consists of a written exam where the student individually answers questions of both calculation and descriptive character, and a project.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:
Course coordinator: Bengt Martinsson <bengt.martinsson@fysik.lu.se>