Entry requirements

120 credits and Turbulence and micrometeorology 15 credits.

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to use the student knowledge in meteorology on applications other then classical weather and climate.

A student that has successfully passed the course should be able to:

• describe the techniques used to model and quantify air pollutions and noise in the atmospheric boundary layer.
• describe the techniques used to remove pollutants and reduce noise levels.
• apply methods used to calculate wind resources, which are used in planning new wind energy parks.
• describe and apply methods to calculate mean and extreme climate of wind, temperature, and precipitation and describe how they can be used in planning of different types of constructions.

Content

Air pollutants from anthropogenic and natural sources. Atmospheric transport, diffusion, chemical transformation and deposition. Techniques used to remove pollutants. Effects of pollutant, acid rain and ozone depletion. Calculations of air pollutant concentration using a numerical model. Basic in acoustics. Meteorological effects on sound propagation; refraction, absorption, scattering and ground attenuation. Result from experiments and model calculations. Noise reduction. Calculations of the energy content of the wind, variations in space and time. Corrections of time series using normal year index. Basic knowledge about wind power techniques, Betz law. Calculations of effect curves. Methods used to calculate the mean and extreme values of wind, temperature, and precipitation and knowledge about how they can be used by the society when planning new constructions. Calculations of static and dynamic loads using variances and spectra.

Instruction

Lectures, practical assignments, seminars, project investigation and oral presentations

Assessment

Written examination (10 credits). To pass requires approved practical assignments and an approved project work (5 credits).