Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to the Physics honours program
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Syllabus: | Selected topics from - structure of the atmospheric boundary layer. Measuring surface layer parameters. Turbulent processes. Reynolds' stresses. Eddy viscosity. The surface and Ekman layer. Surface transfer processes. Atmospheric stability effects. The Monin-Obukhov length, bulk and flux Richardson numbers. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Surface Ekman layer profiles. Effects of time variation of stability. Statistics of turbulence and modelling. Atmospheric dispersion models. |
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Field of Education: | 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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