Atmospheric thermodynamics VII (aula online)

10 novembro 2020, 11:30 • Tania Alexandra Dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Global Hydrological Cycle. Phase Transitions. Measurements of water vapor in the atmosphere: partial vapor pressure, absolute humidity, mixing ratio and specific humidity. The concept of equilibrium. 

Clausius-Clapeyron Equation.

Relative humidity. 

Exercise. 

Atmospheric Thermodynamics VI (aula online)

6 novembro 2020, 11:30 • Tania Alexandra Dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Static stability of the atmosphere. Exercises

Atmospheric Thermodynamics V (aula online)

6 novembro 2020, 10:30 • Tania Alexandra Dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate vs. Environmental Lapse Rate. Exercises. 

Atmospheric Thermodynamics IV (aula online)

3 novembro 2020, 11:30 • Tania Alexandra Dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Exercises (the plane): Poisson equation and pressure exponential profile. 

Atmospheric Thermodynamics III (aula online)

30 outubro 2020, 11:30 • Tania Alexandra Dos Santos Costa e Sousa

Revisiting the energy and entropy balances to closed systems. 

Earth's energy balances: overall balance, balance at the surface and balance to the Atmosphere. 

Overall Earth's entropy balance. Entropy production. 

Thermodynamics of Dry Air: ideal gas equation. 

Pressure Gradient in the Atmosphere.  Vertical movements in the Atmosphere.