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Overview of the Earth’s Atmosphere
Vertical structure of the Atmosphere
  • CH-2
  • Vertical structure of the atmosphere
  • 1. Air pressure and density
    2. Thickness of the atmosphere
    3. Atmospheric structure by temperature
    4. Atmospheric structure by composition
    5. Atmosphere structure by electrical properties
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Energy and temperature
Heat transfer
Solar and Earth radiation
Energy balance
  • CH-6
  • Energy balance
  • 1. Incoming solar radiation absorbed by Earth and the atmosphere
    2. Earth-atmosphere energy exchange
    3. Energy budget by latitude
    4. Season
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Water in the atmosphere (evaporation, condensation, saturation)
  • CH-7
  • Water in the atmosphere (evaporation, condensation, saturation)
  • 1. Characteristics of water
    2. Circulation of water in the atmosphere
    3. Change in the state of water
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Humidity
Fog
Atmospheric stability
Air uplift
Cloud formation and growth
Precipitation process
  • CH-13
  • Precipitation process
  • 1. Collision and coalescence process
    2. Drop velocity of cloud particles
    3. Warm cloud precipitation
    4. Cold cloud precipitation
    5. Mixed cloud precipitation
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Precipitation types
Atmospheric pressure
  • CH-15
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • 1. Atmospheric pressure
    2. The ideal gas law (equation of state) and hypsometric equation
    3. Measuring air pressure
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Wind
Balanced wind
  • CH-17
  • Balanced wind
  • 1. Hydrostatic balance
    2. Geostrophic wind and gradient wind
    3. Inertial wind and cyclostrophic wind
    4. Surface wind and thermal wind
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High and low pressure
Scales of atmospheric motion
Local wind system
Westerlies and Jets
General circulation (1)
General circulation (2)
Atmosphere-Ocean interaction (1)
Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction (2)
Air masses and fronts
Mid-latitude cyclones
  • CH-27
  • Mid-latitude cyclones
  • 1. Structure and life cycle of the mid-latitude cyclones
    2. Characteristics of the mid-latitude cyclones
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High Pressure and Blocking (1)
High Pressure and Blocking (2)
Thunderstorms (1)
Thunderstorms (2)
Typhoon (1)
Typhoon (2)
Numerical weather prediction
  • CH-34
  • Numerical weather prediction
  • 1. Numerical weather prediction model
    2. Principles of numerical weather prediction model
    3. Numerical forecasting process
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Weather forecast and satellites
  • CH-35
  • Weather forecast and satellites
  • 1. Satellites and weather forecasts
    2. Chollian satellite
    3. Receiving and preprocessing system
    4. COMS Meteorological Data Processing System (CMDPS)
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Medium-range forecast and seasonal prediction
Climate system
Natural and anthropogenic climate change
  • CH-38
  • Natural and anthropogenic climate change
  • 1. Definition of climate change
    2. Types of climate change
    3. Changes due to global warming
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Climate system feedback and interaction (1)
Climate system feedback and interaction (2)