HUOM! OPINTOJAKSOJEN TIETOJEN TÄYTTÄMISTÄ KOORDINOIVAT KOULUTUSSUUNNITTELIJAT HANNA-MARI PEURALA JA TIINA HASARI
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1. Course title
Stratosfäärin dynamiikka ja kemia
Stratosfärens dynamik och kemi
Stratospheric Dynamics and Chemistry
2. Course code
ATM362
Aiemmat leikkaavat opintojaksot 53673 Stratosfäärin dynamiikka ja kemia, 5 op.
3. Course status: optional
-Which degree programme is responsible for the course?
Master's Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
-Which module does the course belong to?
ATM300 Advanced Studies in Atmospheric Sciences (optional for Study Track in Meteorology)
-Is the course available to students from other degree programmes?
Yes
4. Course level (first-, second-, third-cycle/EQF levels 6, 7 and 8)
Master’s level, degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine = secondcycle
degree/EQF level 7
Doctoral level = third-cycle (doctoral) degree/EQF level 8
-Does the course belong to basic, intermediate or advanced studies (cf. Government Decree
on University Degrees)?
Advanced studies
5. Recommended time/stage of studies for completion
-The recommended time for completion may be, e.g., after certain relevant courses have
been completed.
6. Term/teaching period when the course will be offered
-The course may be offered in the autumn or spring term or both.
-If the course is not offered every year, this must be indicated here.
-Specification of the teaching period when the course will be offered
7. Scope of the course in credits
5 cr
8. Teacher coordinating the course
Prof. Alexey Karpechko (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
9. Course learning outcomes
After the course, the students will understand basics of stratospheric chemistry and dynamics as well as the role of the stratosphere in Earth's climate system.
10. Course completion methods
The course will consist of lectures, exercises, and a final examination. 70% lecture attendance is required.
11. Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of atmospheric dynamics, physics, and general circulation is assumed. However, the course may be useful also with a more general physical sciences background, for instance, for aerosol physics graduate and doctoral students.
12. Recommended optional studies
ATM306 Basics of atmospheric chemistry
13. Course content
The course familiarizes the students with the chemistry and dynamics of the stratosphere. The topics covered are as follows:
- Important chemical reaction chains in the stratosphere
- Radiative transfer and radiative heating in the stratosphere
- Theory of stratospheric ozone depletion
- Linear theory of planetary wave propagation
- General circulation of the stratosphere
- Interaction between waves and the mean flow
- Transport in the stratosphere
- Ozone and UV radiation
14. Recommended and required literature
The lectures are based on the material from the following books, as well as from selected scientific articles:
- Andrews, D G, J R Holton and C B Leovy (1987) Middle Atmosphere Dynamics. Academic Press, 489 pp.
- Brasseur, G and S Solomon (2005) Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere: Chemistry and Physics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 3rd edition (revised and enlarged).
- Holton, J (2004) An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology. Academic Press, pp. 535.
15. Activities and teaching methods in support of learning
There are weekly lectures and exercises.
16. Assessment practices and criteria, grading scale
The grading is based on the exercises (30%) and the final exam (70%).
17. Teaching language
English