Iris Thurnherr: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Name | Dr. Iris Thurnherr |
| Address | Professur für Atmosphärendynamik ETH Zürich, CHN M 18 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 93 65 |
| iris.thurnherr@env.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 701-0473-AAL | Weather Systems  Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 3 credits | 6R | M. A. Sprenger, I. Thurnherr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The students learn about the dynamical features of the Earth's atmosphere. They interpret satellite imagery and learn about basic concepts in dynamical meteorology. The global circulation is briefly discussed, before introducing the Eulerian and the Lagrangian perspective, which are used to study air streams in extratropical cyclones and to investigate basic aspects in mountain meteorology. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The students are able to - explain basic measurement and analysis techniques that are relevant in atmospheric dynamics - to discuss the mathematical basics of atmospheric dynamics, based on selected atmospheric flow phenomena - to explain the basic dynamics of the global circulation and of synoptic- and meso-scale flow features - to explain how mountains influence the atmospheric flow on different scales - basic understanding of the role of moist adiabatic processes for weather systems and why stable water isotopes are useful in this context | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Satellite observations; analysis of vertical soundings; geostrophic and thermal wind; cyclones at mid-latitude; global circulation; north-atlantic oscillation; atmospheric blocking situtations; Eulerian and Lagrangian perspective; potential vorticity; Alpine dynamics (storms, orographic wind); planetary boundary layer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes and slides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Atmospheric Science, An Introductory Survey John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs, Academic Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 701-0473-00L | Weather Systems | 3 credits | 2G | M. A. Sprenger, I. Thurnherr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Satellite observations; analysis of vertical soundings; geostrophic and thermal wind; cyclones at mid-latitude; global circulation; north-atlantic oscillation; atmospheric blocking situtations; Eulerian and Lagrangian perspective; Potential Vorticity; Alpine dynamics (storms, orographic wind); planetary boundary layer; water isotopes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The students are able to - explain basic measurement and analysis techniques that are relevant in atmospheric dynamics - to discuss the mathematical basics of atmospheric dynamics, based on selected atmospheric flow phenomena - to explain the basic dynamics of the global circulation and of synoptic- and meso-scale flow features - to explain how mountains influence the atmospheric flow on different scales - basic understanding of stable water isotopes as tracers for moist adiabatic processes in weather systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Satellite observations; analysis of vertical soundings; geostrophic and thermal wind; cyclones at mid-latitude; global circulation; north-atlantic oscillation; atmospheric blocking situtations; Eulerian and Lagrangian perspective; Potential Vorticity; Alpine dynamics (storms, orographic wind); planetary boundary layer; water vapour transport in the atmosphere; water isotopes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes and slides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Atmospheric Science, An Introductory Survey John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs, Academic Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Basic physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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