| Area of Mathematics: | Physics (EPh) |
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| Semester: | 4o | ||
| Course ID: | 42502 | ||
| Course Type: | Elective | ||
| Teaching hours per week: | Theory: 4 | Practice: 0 | Laboratory: 0 |
| ECTS : | 5 | ||
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Description
- Origin, composition and physical properties of air. Expression of the quantity of ingredients in the atmosphere. Equilibrium in the composition of gaseous components. Gas escape in space.
- Thermodynamics of the atmosphere: Laws of gases. Change in density and pressure with the height. Hydrostatic equation.
- Simple atmospheric models. Adiabatic processes. Altitude scale of pressure. Hydrostatic equation for different components. Separation of gaseous components. Atmospheric areas.
- Nature and characteristics of the radiation of the sun, the earth and the atmosphere. Radiometric sizes. Application of black body laws. Emission of radiation from real body. Active temperature.
- Basic principles of propagation of monochromatic radiation in the atmosphere (absorption – scattering). Visual depth. Variation of radiation absorption with height. The Chapman theory.
- Solar and terrestrial radiation. The greenhouse effect.
- Equation of air mass motion. Forces on a rotating system. Power barometric pressure, Apparent forces. Special coordinate systems.
- Geostrophic wind. Thermal wind. General circulation of the atmosphere.
- Energy equations during the movement of gas mass. Equation of continuity. Vertical wind.
- Disturbance method. Atmospheric waves. Vortex. Orographic waves. Rossby waves.
- Introduction to the Scales of environmental problems. Photochemical pollution of urban areas:
- Causes, characteristics, effects.
- Regional pollution – acid deposition: In general. Physicochemical processes of regional pollution. Effects on forests and crops, aquatic ecosystems and buildings. Large-scale transport of gaseous pollutants in Europe.
- Climate change: Greenhouse gas emissions. The Role of Suspended Particles.
- Effects of climate change. Future projections. International conventions.
Bibliography
- Principles of Environmental Physics, John L. Monteith and Mike H. Unsworth
- Introduction to Environmental Physics, Peter Hughes & N.J. Mason
- Fundamental Principles of Environmental Physics, Abel Rodrigues, Raul Albuquerque Sardinha, Gabriel Pita, 2021
