Selected topics in meteorology

• introduction to basic physical processes in the atmosphere
• understanding the impact of the processes on weather and climate phenomena

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1. Composition and Structure of Atmosphere

2. Atmospheric Thermodynamics
   - Thermodynamic laws
   - Water Vapour in the Air
   - Static Stability

3. Radiative Transfer
   - The Spectrum of Radiation
   - Blackbody Radiation
   - Scattering, Absorption and Emission
   - Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere
   - Radiation Balance at the Top of Atm.

4. Atmospheric Dynamics
   - Kinematics of Air Flow
   - Dynamics of Air Flow
   - Primitive Equations
   - Atmospheric Circulation

5. Measurements of atmospheric properties
   - ground-based measurements of classical meteorological observables
   - remote sensing of the atmosphere

application of basic knowledge in thermodynamics, radiation and dynamics to the physical properties of the atmosphere and their impact on weather and climate

• J. Rakovec, T. Vrhovec, Osnove meteorologije, DMFA, Ljubljana, 2000 Catalogue
• J. M. Wallace & P. V. Hobbs, Atmospheric Science – An Introductury Survey (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7), Elsevier / Academic Press, 2nd edition https://doi.org/10.1016/C2009-0-00034-8 E-version
• Skok G. (2021), Uvod v meteorologijo, UL FMF, tudi prosto dostopno na naslovu: E-version
• Ahrens, C.D. (2009) Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment. 9th Edition, Cengage Learning, Boston. Catalogue

• written tests, writen exam
• oral exam
• seminar