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034 MOC Atmospheric Physics

034 MOC Atmospheric Physics

Oct 24, 20251 min read

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Atmospheric Strata

  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere

Fundamental Physical Concepts

  • Ideal Gas Law

Hydrostatics/Hydrodynamics

  • Geopotential
    • Geopotential Height
    • Dry Static Energy
    • Moist Static Energy
  • Hydrostatic Law

Radiation

  • Residence Time
  • Planck’s Law
    • Wien’s Law
    • Stefan-Boltzmann Law

Gases

  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Virtual Temperature of Moist Air
  • Lapse Rate
    • Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
    • Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate
  • Partial Pressure
    • Saturation Pressure
  • Specific Humidity
    • Relative Humidity

Clouds

Raindrop formation:

  • Collision-Coalescence Mechanism
  • Ice Phase Mechanism

Atmospheric Circulation

  • Coriolis Force
  • Single Cell Circulation
  • Three Cell Circulation
  • Hadley Cell
  • Ferrel Cell

References

  • Atmosphere, Ocean and Environmental Change with Ron Smith (Yale Courses))

Graph View

  • Atmospheric Strata
  • Fundamental Physical Concepts
  • Hydrostatics/Hydrodynamics
  • Radiation
  • Gases
  • Clouds
  • Atmospheric Circulation
  • References

Backlinks

  • 030 MOC Physics
  • Geopotential Height
  • Geopotential
  • Hydrostatic Law
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Virtual Temperature of Moist Air

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