CODE 80518 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE 9263 (LM-35) - GENOVA 5 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE 9263 (LM-23) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GEO/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW The course provides the fundamentals of atmospheric physics necessary to understand, from a phenomenological and quantitative point of view, those aspects of applied meteorological and climatology relevant to civil and environmental engineering AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides the basic knowledge of the behaviour of Earth's atmosphere and the ability to analyse the main meteorological phenomena, with particular reference to the role of water in the atmosphere and the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer. TEACHING METHODS The course consists of about 40 hours. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Structure of the atmosphere. Energy balance of the Earth. Role of water in the atmosphere. Stability of atmospheric layers. Cloud microphysics and liquid and solid precipitation. International classification of the clouds. Dynamics of the atmosphere. Atmospheric circulation patterns. Extratropical cyclones. Numerical weather prediction models. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Notes of the course C. D. Ahrens (2007). Essentials of meteorology. Thomson Brooks/Cole. M. L. Salby (1996). Fundamentals of atmospheric physics. Academic Press. J. R. Holton (2004). An introduction to dynamic meteorology. Academic Press. J. M. Wallace and P. V. Hoobs (2006). Atmospheric science. Academic Press. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MASSIMILIANO BURLANDO Ricevimento: By appointment. Phone: +39 010 353 2509, email: massimiliano.burlando@unige.it Exam Board MASSIMILIANO BURLANDO (President) LUISA PAGNINI MARIA PIA REPETTO GIOVANNI SOLARI LESSONS LESSONS START At the beginning of the second semester, according to the official timetable. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is divided into written and oral test. At the beginning of the written test, the student draws three arguments among those covered during the course and presented in a list that will be provided at the end of the classes. The written test consists in writing a short report concerning the drawn topics. After correction of the written test, the student is free to accept the grade or take the oral test.
