Atmospheric Technology
| Title | ΑΤΜΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΚΗ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Atmospheric Technology |
| Code | ΑΠΕ101 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Kleareti Tourpali |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003076 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600100186
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600100186
- At the Website of the School: http://www.physics.auth.gr/courses/231
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7641
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΑΠΥ201 Atmospheric and Enviromental Physics
Learning Outcomes
The students have a general view of scientific instruments used in atmospheric measurements and their principles of operation.
Through the laboratory exercises are able to perform calibrations and field measurements with solar radiation instruments, meteorological instruments and ozonesondes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week 1: Theoretical background for the laboratory exercises: Radiometry, Ozone sounding, and Meteorology.
Week 2: Introduction to the measurements of environmental parameters. Representativeness of a measurement. Quality control - quality assurance.
Week 3: Measurements of meteorological parameters 1: Temperature. Reference points and temperatures scales. Meteorological thermometers. Sources of errors in temperature measurements.
Week 4: Measurements of meteorological parameters 2: Humidity, Pressure. Parameters of humidity determination. Psychrometers and hair hygrometers. Spectroscopic hygrometers. Operational principles of other hygrometers. Pressure units. Characteristics and operational principles of barometers.
Week 5: Measurements of meteorological parameters 3: Wind. Scales and units. Characteristics and operational principles of anemometers. Wind-vanes. Calculation of the wind vertical distribution.
Week 6: Radiation measurements: Introduction to measurement methods and quantities. Spectral response of radiation instruments. Geometry of measurements – Radiation flux and intensity. Angular response error.
Week 7: Spectrophotometers 1: Description, characteristics, the grating equation, spectral resolution, stray (scattered) light error.
Week 8: Spectrophotometers 2: Absolute calibration and determination of the wavelength scale. Applications.
Week 9: Broadband radiometers: Determination of spectral response function. Calibration with standard lamps and prototype instruments. Errors due to instrument’s internal temperature variability.
Week 10: Remote sensing of the column number density of atmospheric species from the ground and satellites: Differential optical absorption spectroscopy method, Brewer-Dobson method.
Week 11: Atmospheric remote sensing using lasers (LIDAR)
Week 12: In situ measurements of atmospheric species vertical profiles.
Week 13: In situ measurements of air quality: Atmospheric pollutants NOx, SO2, O3, CO, hydrocarbons, aerosols.
Keywords
Atmospheric measurements, meteorological instruments, air quality monitors, solar radiation isntruments
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 120 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μελάς, Δ., Μπάης, Α., Μπαλής, Δ., 2015. Ατμοσφαιρική τεχνολογία. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2337
Additional bibliography for study
Διδακτικές Σημειώσεις αναρτημένες στην ιστοσελίδα του μαθήματος
Last Update
26-01-2017
