Air Pollution Meteorology

Atmospheric Sciences 330
Prof. Jon Kahl
EMS W435, 229-3949
kahl@uwm.edu

Approximate Syllabus

Week Topic Textbook
Assignment
Optional Reading
1 Sep 3 Pollutants and concentration units; air quality standards Arya pp. 1-25
2 Sep 10 Aerosols and visibility; Radiation Arya pp. 26-27, 43-44, 78-80
Lyons & Scott pp. 7-19
3 Sep 17 Stability; Turbulence Arya pp. 32-33
Lyons & Scott pp. 29-36
4 Sep 24 Turbulence statistics Ch 1 Arya pp. 85-89
Lyons & Scott pp. 61-60
Stull pp. 29-56
5 Oct 1 Mixing length models of turbulence Ch 4 Arya pp. 89-94
Stull pp. 203-210
6 Oct 8 Wind profiles Arya pp. 98-100
Lyons & Scott pp. 45-56
Stull pp. 376-386
EXAM I: Thursday, Oct. 11
7 Oct 15 Logarithmic wind profile Ch 5
8 Oct 22 Atmospheric diffusion Ch 7
9 Oct 29 Atmospheric diffusion Ch 8 Arya pp. 155-177
Lyons & Scott pp. 83-128
10 Nov 5 Gaussian plume equation Ch 9
11 Nov 12 Gaussian plume equation
EXAM II: Thursday, Nov. 15
12 Nov 19 Gaussian plume equation
NO CLASS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22 (THANKSGIVING)
13 Nov 26 Plume rise Ch 10 Arya pp. 220-226
14 Dec 3 Design of air quality monitoring networks; model evaluation Ch 11 Arya pp. 213-217
15 Dec 10 Alternative solutions to the atmospheric diffusion equation Ch 12
FINAL EXAM: MONDAY DECEMBER 17 12:30 - 2:30, EMS E159

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