ENVE426 AIR POLLUTION METEO. & ATM. DISPERSION
| Course Code: |
5600426 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Environmental Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AYSEL ATÝMTAY |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Vertical structure and composition of the atmosphere. Fundamentals of atmospheric boundary layer flow. Energy balance in the atmosphere. Atmospheric stability and inversion mechanisms. Turbulence and vertical mixing in the boundary layer. Air pollution potential. Atmospheric turbulence and dispersion. Plume rise. Transport and dispersion in local, regional and global scale. Large scale motion, convergence and divergence.
