Atmospheric Modeling

Code: EME13174D

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

To provide an up-to-date overview on the atmospheric processes, numerical methods, and computational techniques required for advanced students and scientists to study meteorology, climate and air pollution.

Scales of motions and types of atmospheric models: LES, mesoscale, weather forecast and general circulation models.
The governing equations. Coordinate systems and projections.
Numerical methods and computational concepts. Discretization of the dynamic equations and parameterization of subgrid-scale physical processes.
Atmosphere-surface interactions and Boundary Layer representations. turbulence
Radiative transfer schemes. Clouds and precipitation. Shallow and deep convection. Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols parameterizations.
Data assimilation and model initialization.
Performing numerical simulations with atmospheric models: case studies.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures
Practice in atmospheric modeling (case studies)
Evaluation: Realization of two works, one or them based on the realization of a simulation of a real case with an atmospheric model.