5216 (v.3) Planet Earth 102


 

Area:Department of Applied Physics
Credits:12.5
Contact Hours:3.0
Lecture:2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:Horizontal and vertical motions of the atmosphere. Meso- and micrometeorology, the atmospheric boundary layer, the sea breeze. Air pollution and climate change. The hydrologic cycle, run off and subsurface flow, water quality and erosion. Oceanic processes affecting continental shelf and coastal zone issues. Coastal erosion and pollution. Continental shelf fisheries, oil and mineral resources. The Australian Continental shelf.
 

 

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