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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Atmospheric Physics
PHY2012(3)
3
0
3

Description
Physical properties and evolution of planetary atmospheres. Radiative transfers and energy balance. Atmospheric motion - trade winds, cyclones, turbulence, etc. and accompanying transport phenomena. Relationship between velocity and pressure gradients. Physics of water and ice clouds, distribution of condensation and freezing nuclei clouds droplets and ice crystals. Rain and snow formation. Earth's electric field, charge generation lightning. Remote sensing of atmospheric properties. Radar and sonar detection. Satellite observations.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SCIENCE Department of Physics
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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