Welcome to the GEOS 502, Air Pollution Meteorology, webpage for the Spring 2016 semester.
This page will be updated every few days as the course progresses...
Spring 2016 Lectures: MWF, 1:00 - 1:50 PM. Location: Physical Science Building 130
Office hours: MW, 3:00 - 4:00 PM or by appointment. (Please e-mail me to let me know that you are coming.)
Click here for a PDF of the Syllabus.
Required text: Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology by Roland Stull (©1988).
Mon., 25, Jan., Course introduction. Lecture: Introduction to boundary layers: the no-slip condition and drag.
Weds., 27, Jan., Lecture: d'Alembert's paradox; Review pressure gradients, shear, vorticity and Newton's law of viscosity.
Fri., 29, Jan., Lecture: Linear velocity profile between moving and stationary flat plates; Parabolic velocity profile in pipes.
Mon., 1, Feb., Lecture: Navier-Stokes and the Reynolds number.
Weds., 3, Feb., Lecture: Flow past a cylinder at various Re; Characteristics of Turbulence: 1-3 of 9.
Fri., 5, Feb., Lecture: Characteristics of Turbulence: 4-7 of 9.
Mon., 8, Feb., Lecture: Characteristics of Turbulence: 8-9 of 9. Begin discussion of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL).
Weds., 10, Feb., Lecture: Thermal and mechanical generation of turbulence in the ABL. Stability.
Fri., 12, Feb., Quiz #2. Lecture: Review of concepts thus far.
Mon., 15, Feb., Homework #1 due. Lecture: Review of concepts thus far.
Weds., 17, Feb., Quiz #3. Lecture: Reynolds decomposition.
Fri., 19, Feb., Lecture: Sections 2.3 (Mean and Turbulent part), 2.4 (Basic stats), 2.4.2 (Rules), and 2.4.3 (Reynolds averaging) of Stull
Mon., 22, Feb., Lecture: Effect of turbulence on velocity profile in a pipe. Compare and contrast flow with and without turbulence.
Weds., 24, Feb., Lecture: Sections 2.4.4 (Var., Std. Dev., Turb. Intensity), 2.4.5 (Covariance and correlation) and 2.5 (TKE) of Stull.
Fri., 26, Feb., Lecture: Section 2.6: Flux versus kinematic flux. Fluxes associated with the mean and turbulence.
Mon., 29, Feb., Lecture: Vertical turbulent fluxes in the mixed layer: Fig 2.15 in Stull.
Weds., 2, Mar., Lecture: Discussion of stable boundary layers, temperature inversions, shear induced waves, wave breaking
Fri., 4, Mar., Lecture: Discussion of stable boundary layers, Richardson number
Mon., 7, Mar., Lecture: Review of flow with and without frictional drag; review of flux-gradient concepts.
Weds., 9, Mar., Lecture: Begin derivation of Reynolds stress term (section 3.4.3 in Stull); Boussinesq approximation.
Fri., 11, Mar., Lecture: Completion of derivation of Reynolds stress term and revisit flux and kinematic flux.
Mon., 14, Mar., Spring break. No classes.
Weds., 16, Mar., Spring break. No classes.
Fri., 18, Mar., Spring break. No classes.
Mon., 21, Mar., Lecture: Discussion of Reynolds stress and subgrid scale parameterization.
Weds., 23, Mar., Lecture: Review of take-home mid-term exam (Due midnight, April 3). Discussion of DNS and LES.
Fri., 25, Mar., Quiz #4. Lecture: The turbulence closure problem; Discussion of DNS, LES, and RANS.
Mon., 28, Mar., Lecture: Eddy viscosity; Ekman layer and Ekman spiral.
Weds., 30, Mar., No class today. (Instructor on work-related travel.)
Fri., 1, Apr., No class today. (Instructor on work-related travel.)
Mon., 4, Apr., Class canceled. (Instructor ill.)
Weds., 6, Apr., Class discussion on interests and future direction.
Fri., 8, Apr., Lecture: Power spectra of turbulence data, energy containing range, inertial subrange, dissipation range.
Mon., 11, Apr., Lecture: Criteria air pollutants; attainment and nonattainment. Begin aerosol/particulate matter (PM).
Weds., 13, Apr., Lecture: Motion of small particles; agglomeration; sedimentation; deposition; size distribution of particles.
Fri., 15, Apr., Lecture: Continue discussion of aerosol.
Mon., 18, Apr., Lecture: Discussion of PM10 and PM2.5; EPA regulation of PM; sources of PM.
Weds., 20, Apr., Student presentation: Chris on lead (Pb)
Fri., 22, Apr., Guest speaker: Dr. David Richter
Mon., 25, Apr., Student presentation: Bin on ozone (O3)
Weds., 27, Apr., Student presentation: Kota on carbon monoxide (CO)
Fri., 29, Apr., Student presentation: Ryan on sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Mon., 2, May, Student presentation: Alexandra on nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Weds., 4, May, Student presentation: Chris on air pollution in New Delhi, India
Fri., 6, May, Student presentation: Alexandra on air pollution in Los Angeles, CA
Mon., 9, May, Student presentation: Bin on air pollution in Beijing, China
Weds., 11, May, Student presentation: Ryan on air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico
Fri., 13, May, Student presentation: Kota on air pollution in San Paulo, Brazil
Mon.-Fri., 16 - 20, May, Final Exam week
Dr. Mayor's page
CSU Chico Atmospheric Lidar Research Group
This page updated 12/04/2015.