ATM S 533, Spring Quarter 2000

Atmospheric Radiation (Longwave)

Instructor: Professor Qiang Fu
320 Atmospheric Sciences Bldg., 685-2070
qfu@atmos.washington.edu

Meeting Times: 10:30 - 11:50AM, T TH, ATG 610.

Grading:25% assignments, 25% midterm, 50% final exam.

Prerequisites:PHYS 225 or permission of instructor.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

The nature of the problem, the thermal structure of the atmosphere, the chemical composition of the atmosphere.

2. Fundamentals of Radiative Transfer

Concepts and definitions, black body radiation laws, simple aspects of radiative transfer, nature of solar and terrestrial radiation.

3. Absorption of Radiation by Atmospheric Gases

Absorption line formation, line shapes, absorption spectra of atmospheric gases, HITRAN data base.

Midterm

4. Band Models

Isolated lines, random models, k-distribution method, transmission through a nonhomogeneous atmosphere.

5. Calculations of Radiative Fluxes and Heating Rates

Line-by-line calculations, approximate methods, a radiation model, topics concerning heating rates.

Final

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