Course announcement for Autumn Quarter 2007
ATMS 533: Atmospheric Radiation II
This course is offered in alternate years. It is particularly recommended for students whose research involves effects of clouds or aerosols on radiation.
The first class meeting will be Thursday, 27 September, at 10:30 in ATG 406. [If you want to take this class but have a schedule conflict, let me know. If the class is small enough it can be rescheduled to accommodate everyone.]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
(a) Radiative transfer:
methods for solving the radiative transfer equation including scattering.
(b) Scattering and absorption of light by small atmospheric particles.
A particular application emphasized in the course is the interaction of
clouds with solar radiation.
COURSE OUTLINE
A. Radiative Transfer
B. Single Scattering
Applications:
reflection, transmission and absorption of light by clouds
and snow
solar albedo of clouds and surfaces
microwave and infrared emissivity of surfaces
radar reflectivity of raindrops and hailstones
remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere and surface by reflected solar radiation
Earth radiation budget
climatic effects of aerosols
parameterization of solar radiation in the atmosphere