ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

This is an external standard worth 4 credits. Learning around the common process which occur in the atmosphere form the key intentions.
Processes in the atmosphere system will be selected from:
Processes in the atmosphere system will be selected from:
- atmosphere composition – gases, aerosols including clouds, gradients, temperature, pressure, density
- atmospheric circulation, convection cells - Hadley, Ferrel, Polar wind belts - Trade, Westerlies, Polar Easterlies, Doldrums Coriolis effect
- transport of matter and heat energy – water, gases, aerosols from volcanic eruptions
- cycles – water, carbon; biological pump and physical pump
- climate – global and regional trends – temperature, precipitation, weather.
