Atmospheric Behaviour
Course Code
TL4105
Number of Credits
2
Semester
Course Type
Study Material
| Study Material | Depth |
|---|---|
| Introduction General lecture explanation, procedures, exams and literature | Explore |
| Evolution and composition of the Earth's atmosphere Physical description of the atmosphere; composition of the earth; atmospheric evolution; atmospheric masses and calculations; velocity to escape; atmospheric volume | Express |
| Units of concentration of substances in the atmosphere used in air quality regulations and global climate change: Mixing ratio, column density, Dobson Unit, molecular density | Expert |
| Physical and chemical properties of the atmosphere: DALR; potential temperature gradient; inversion | Express |
| Physical and chemical properties of pollutants in the atmosphere Radiation and the atmosphere; quantitative description of radiation, radiant flux and irradiance; Wien displacement law; Stefan-Boltzmann; earth radiation; albedo and radiative forcing | Expert |
| Atmospheric kinetics Atmospheric kinetics; the relationship between molecular density and kinetics; reaction orders in the atmosphere and reaction rate constants; atmospheric residence time | Expert |
| Principles of atmospheric photochemistry; Factors that influence photochemical reactions; reactions of air pollutant compounds that can undergo photochemical reactions | Express |
| Tropospheric ozone: Steady state ozone concentration; ozone precursor; ozone precursor reactions; calculation of ozone production due to the presence of various precursors | Express |
| Stratospheric ozone : Chapman Cycle; stratospheric ozone reactions; compounds and chemical reactions that cause them | Express |
| Acid rain History of acid rain; precursor; acid rain formation process, impact | Explore |
| Pollutant sinks: Wet deposition process; dry deposition process | Expert |
| Climate Change and Global Warming Understanding Greenhouse Gases; evolution of GHG concentrations; impact | Explore |
| Application of knowledge of air behavior in sustainability, air quality modeling and local, regional and global air quality management policies, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol; Multi-Effect Multi Pollutant Protocol; SDGs and policy implications nationally and globally require knowledge of atmospheric physics and chemistry | Explore |
| Paper presentations and discussions related to course topics | Expert |
Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLO) carried by the course
| CPMK Code | Course Learning Outcomes Elements (CLO) |
|---|---|
| CPMK 1 | Students understand knowledge of atmospheric characteristics in the environmental field, especially atmospheric composition, physical and chemical characteristics and interactions between physical and chemical components in the atmosphere which are needed in management and policies related to air quality. |
Learning Method
- KBL, PBL, PjBL
Learning Modality
- Offline, Synchronous, During, Asynchronous
Assessment Methods
- Description, Presentation, Essay