Course Code: EST 301
Course Title : Environmental Physics
Weekly Class and Application Hours:3-0
Short Course Description: This course provides knowledge on the Atmospheric System (composition and distribution by height),Temperatureprofile, Atmospheric regions, Hydrostatic equation – atmospheric applications, deviations by height, humidity parameters, Atmospheric dynamics:Stability – Instability. Great importance will be given on the clouds: types, mechanisms of formation, condensation, and artificial condensation,also the equations of gas motion, the general atmospheric circulations and environmental impact
Textbook and Supplementary Books::
-
Introduction to Environmental Physics: Planet Earth, Life and Climate By: Peter Hughes, N.J. Mason
Course Assessment:
-
Class Participation 10%,
-
Mid-term Examination 30%,
-
Assignments 10%,
-
Final Examination 50%,
Attendance 95%compulsory