MET-2204: Radiation and Cloud Physics

Description
This course covers Part A (Radiation): introduction to radiation, the sun, properties of radiation, the EM spectrum, radiative properties of natural surfaces, thermal emission, absorption spectra, terrestrial radiation. Part B (Cloud Physics): clouds properties, formation of cloud droplets, diffusion growth of water droplets, collision-coalescence growth of rain drop, growth of ice-crystal, precipitation and clouds modification, cloud feedback on Earth-Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Lecture: 5 hrs, Tutorial: 1 hrs, Lab: 0 hrs.