Syllabus
Laminar and turbulent flow, dynamic similarity criteria, diffusion process, constant flux layer and velocity profiles, Ekman (spiral) layer, vertical energy transport, vertical transport of heat, moisture and air-pollution, kinetic energy budget, air-pollution, air-pollution sources, transport and diffusion, dispersion models, deposition, chemical reactions, primary and secondary pollution, photochemical pollution, interpretation of the results of the air-pollution models.
Annotation
Physical processes in the lowermost layer of the atmosphere affected with the properties of the Earth surface.
Atmospheric turbulence and its impact on the atmospheric processes. Vertical temperature stratification and atmospheric stability. Impact of orography.
Air pollution sources, transport of air-pollution, impact of the meteorological conditions, deposition, principlas of chemical transformations and processes in the atmosphere, secondary pollution, overview and principles of the air pollution models, results interpretation.