(7 cr)
Code: TE00BS57-3002
General information
Enrollment
25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
7 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Urban Climate and Sustainability (MUrCS)
Groups
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07YMUR20K
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module the student should be able to:
- Understand how the interplay of solar radiation, Earth characteristics, and astronomical factors determines the
surface-atmosphere energy balance and the Earth climate distribution.
- Understand how dry air thermodynamics explains the concept of atmospheric stability and its consequences.
- Understand water phase change phenomena and their implications in the atmospheric energy balance.
- Understand the forces that guide the direction and speed of winds in local and global scales.
- Understand the physical aspects that drive climate change
Assessment scale
1-5