EN3010 Climatalogy and Meteorology Syllabus:
EN3010 Climatalogy and Meteorology Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To expose the students the various aspects of Climatology and Meteorology.
UNIT I EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM
Introduction- Climate in the spotlight- The Earth‟s Climate Machine- Climate ClassificationGlobal Wind Systems- Trade Winds and the Hadley Cell- The Westerlies- Cloud Formation and Monsoon Rains- Storms and Hurricanes- The Hydrological Cycle- Global Ocean Circulation- EI Nino and its Effect- Solar Radiation- The Earth‟s Natural Green House EffectGreen House Gases and Global Warming- Carbon Cycle.
UNIT II OBSERED CHANGES AND ITS CAUSES
Observation of Climate Change- Changes in patterns of temperature- Precipitation and sea level rise- Observed effects of Climate Changes- Patterns of Large scale Variability- Drivers of Climate change- Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks- The Montreal Protocol- UNFCCCIPCC- Evidences of changes in Climate and Environment- On a Global Scale and in Indian.
UNIT III IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Impacts of Climate Change on Various sectors- Agriculture, Forestry and EcosystemWater Resources- Human Health- Industry, Settlement and Society- Methods and Scenarios- Projected Impacts for Different Regions- Uncertainties in the Projected Impacts of Climate change- Risk of Irreversible Changes.
UNIT IV METEOROLOGY
Importance of the atmosphere- composition of atmosphere Regions and Stratification of atmosphere- Energy transfer in the atmosphere- Atmosphere mass transfer- Meteorology and weather meteorological parameters- Inversion and air pollution- Microclimate- Global aspect of Weather and Climate.
UNIT V PLUME BEHAVIOR AND POLLUTANT DISPERSION
Temperature Lapse rate- Atmospheric stability- Maximum Mixing Depth- Ventilation Coefficient- Meteorology influence on Plume Behavior- Effect of topography on Pollutant dispersion- Effect of air pollutants on meteorology- Effective stack height- Gaussian plume model.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students completing the course will have ability to
CO1 Understand earth’s climate system
CO2 describe the pattern of changes in climate
CO3 Understand the impacts of climate change
CO4 Understand meteorology and weather meteorological parameters
CO5 predict plume behavior and pollutant dispersion
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Stanley E.Manahan, “Environmental Science and Technology”, Lewis Publisher, 1997
2. KVSA , Muralikrihna , “Air Pollution and central”, published by Kanshal and co – Kakinada, 1997
REFERENCES:
1. Jan C. van Dam, Impacts of “Climate Change and Climate Variability on Hydrological Regimes”, Cambridge University Press 2003
2. Dash Sushil Kumar, “Climate Change – An Indian Perspective”,Cambridge University Press Indian Pvt.Ltd, 2007
3. Anjaneyulu.Y „Air pollution and Control Technology‟ Allied Publishers (P) Ltd, India 2002.
4. IPCC, Fourth Assessment Report- the AR4 synthesis report.