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.
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