Title | ΑΤΜΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΚΗ ΡΥΠΑΝΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΗ ΜΕΤΕΩΡΟΛΟΓΙΑ / ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL METEOROLOGY |
Code | ΜΦΠ602 |
Faculty | Sciences |
School | Physics |
Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
Teaching Period | Spring |
Coordinator | Dimitrios Melas |
Common | Yes |
Status | Active |
Course ID | 600016940 |
Programme of Study: Environmental Physics
Registered students: 3
Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
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KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
Class Period | Spring |
Faculty Instructors |
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Weekly Hours | 3 |
Class ID | 600159014
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
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/1/600159014
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The natural and polluted atmosphere. Spatial and temporal scales of atmospheric pollution. Sources of atmospheric pollution. Environmental meteorology. Air quality. Impacts of atmospheric pollution. Measurement and monitoring of atmospheric pollution. Air Pollution Control Philosophy. Introduction and general characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer. The surface layer. The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory. Surface τurbulent flows. The upper part of the atmospheric boundary layer. Similarity theory of the mixed layer. Local boundary layer similarity theory. Calculation of diffusion parameters.
Keywords
Environmental Meteorology, Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
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Lectures | 110 | 4.4 | ✓ | ||
Reading Assigment | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
Written assigments | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ||
Exams | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
Total | 200 | 8 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Boundary Layer Meteorology
Last Update
12-12-2019