André Prévôt: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018

Name	Prof. Dr. André Prévôt
Address	Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) OFLA / 004 5232 Villigen PSI SWITZERLAND
Telephone	056 310 42 02
E-mail	andre.prevot@usys.ethz.ch
URL	http://www.psi.ch/lac
Department	Environmental Systems Science
Relationship	Adjunct Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
701-0460-00L	Practical Training in Atmosphere and Climate Number of participants limited to 35. Priority is given to BSc Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences until January 26th, 2018. The waiting list will be deleted after February 16th, 2018.	7 credits	14P	U. Krieger, M. Böttcher, T. Peter, A. Prévôt
Abstract	The field course offers the opportunity to carry out atmospheric physical and chemical experiments. Students can acquire knowledge in experimental, instrumental, numerical or theoretical aspects of atmospheric sciences.
Learning objective	The learning target is the successful execution of interdisciplinary field work within the atmospheric sciences. To this end the participants will become acquainted with modern sounding and analysis methods, will collect data and will evaluate these with respect to the state of the atmosphere and the relevant processes of interest. Interdisciplinary team work will be practiced across various scientific fields (physics, chemistry, atmospheric dynamics and transport).
Prerequisites / Notice	Als Voraussetzung für dieses Praktikum werden Kenntnisse der folgenden Kurse benötigt: - 701-0471-00 Atmosphärenchemie - 701-0473-00 Wettersysteme - 251-0840-01 Anwendungsnahes Programmieren mit Matlab Teilnehmer, die diese Kurse nicht belegt haben, müssen sich die erforderlichen Kenntnisse im Eigenstudium aneignen. Als Begleitung zu diesem Praktikum wird der Besuch der folgenden Kurse sehr empfohlen: - 701-0234-00 Messmethoden in der Atmosphärenchemie - 701-1236-00 Messmethoden in der Meteorologie
701-1234-00L	Tropospheric Chemistry	3 credits	2G	A. Prévôt, D. W. Brunner, I. El Haddad
Abstract	The course gives an overview tropospheric chemistry, which is based on laboratory studies, measurements and numerical modelling. The topics include aerosol, photochemistry, emissions and depositions. The lecture covers urban-regional-to-global scale issues, as well as fundamentals of the atmospheric nitrogen, sulfur and CH4 cycles and their contributions to aerosol and oxidant formation.
Learning objective	Based on the presented material the students are expected to understand the most relevant processes responsible for the anthropogenic disturbances of tropospheric chemical composition. The competence of synthesis of knowledge will be improved by student's presentations. These presentations relate to a particular actual problem selected by the canidates.
Content	Starting from the knowledge acquired in lecture 701-0471, the course provides a more profound view on the the chemical and dynamical process governing the composition and impacts of air pollutant like aerosol and ozone, at the earth's surface and the free troposphere. Specific topics are offered are: laboratory and ambient measurements in polluted and pristine regions, the determination of emissions of a variety of components, numerical modelling across scales, regional air pollution - aerosol, and photooxidatant in relation to precursor emissions, impacts (health, vegetation, climate), the global cycles of tropospheric ozone, CH4, sulfur and nitrogen components.
Lecture notes	Lecture presentations are available for download.
Literature	D. Jacob, Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/publications/jacobbook Mark Z. Jacobson: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modelling, Cambridge University Press John Seinfeld and Spyros Pandis, Atmosperic Chemistry and Physics, from air pollution to Climate Change, Wiley, 2006.
Prerequisites / Notice	The basics in physical chemsitry are required and an overview equivalent to the bachelor course in atmospheric chemsitry (lecture 701-0471-01) is expected.