5216 (v.3) Planet Earth 102

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
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.