Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Grant Edwards
Contact via grant.edwards@mq.edu.au
12 Wally walk room 418
Email for appointment
Lecturer
Dean Howard
Contact via dean.howard@mq.edu.au
TBA
email for appointment
Lecturer
Paul Beggs
Contact via 9850 8399
12 Wally walk 413
contact by email
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(39cp at 100 level or above) including (ENVE216 or ENVS216 or GEOS216)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The emphasis in this unit is on practical aspects of atmospheric science. The unit begins by developing an understanding of interactions between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere, with emphasis on the planetary boundary layer. It deals with the collection of atmospheric data from a range of field instruments. The unit also deals with the analysis and interpretation of meteorological and climatological data in a variety of applied contexts. Applications include: air pollution meteorology; agriculture and forestry; engineering and architecture; urban climatology; and micrometeorology.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assignment 2 is based on the data collected during the ENVS302 Field study/practicals.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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quiz 1 | 15% | No | week 4 practical |
Assignment 1 | 20% | No | 5/05/17 turnitin 10am |
mid semester test | 15% | No | Week 6 Prac period |
Assignment 2 | 35% | No | 9/06/17 |
quiz 2 | 15% | No | week 13 practical period |
Due: week 4 practical
Weighting: 15%
The quiz comprises 20 multipler choice questions and usually requires about thirty minutes to an hour to complete. The quiz's in general are conducted in the ENVS302 Practical or Lecture classes. Questions in the quiz are randomised. It will be drawn from lecture and practical material covered prior to the date of the test. Feedback is available to students as soon as they complete a quiz. This feedback includes their number grade, an indication of if each question was answered correctly or not, and a written response to the answer provided for each question
Due: 5/05/17 turnitin 10am
Weighting: 20%
Assignment #1, Literature review on an Atmospheric Boundary Layer topic. Further instructions to be posted on ilearn.
Due: Week 6 Prac period
Weighting: 15%
The mid semester test is a closed book test carried out in Prac period of week 6. The only aid allowed is a scientific calculator. No smart phones allowed. The test covers the material covered in the lectures delivered by Dr. Edwards. Test 2 hrs in duration.
Due: 9/06/17
Weighting: 35%
This assignment involves group presentations and individual reports based on the field/practical components of this module. Further details will be posted on ilearn.
Due: week 13 practical period
Weighting: 15%
The quiz comprises 20 multipler choice questions and usually requires about thirty minutes to an hour to complete. This quiz covers the Urban Climate lectures delivered by A/Prof. Paul Beggs. Questions in the quiz are randomised. It will be drawn from lecture and practical material covered prior to the date of the test. Feedback is available to students as soon as they complete a quiz. This feedback includes their number grade, an indication of if each question was answered correctly or not, and a written response to the answer provided for each question
The required text for this unit is Oke TR (1987) Boundary layer climates (2nd ed). Routledge, London, and there are enough copies in the Co-op Bookshop for each ENVE302 student to purchase a copy. There may also be second-hand copies around. If all else fails, the Library has four copies (at least some of which will be in Reserve, with the remaining copies in the Main Collection). [QC981.7.M5.O34/1987].
You will be required to supply your own computer storage media – USB disks or blank CD ROMs - for data storage or records of what you have been working on in the practical classes. Finally, you will need to own, or have access to, a reasonable scientific calculator (including functions ln, log10, ex, sin, cos, tan, , and 1/x) for this unit.
Recommended Texts
• Foken T. (2008) Micrometeorology, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, [QC883.8]
• Arya SPS (2001) Introduction to micrometeorology (2nd ed). Academic Press, San Diego. [QC883.8.A79/2001]
• Monteith JL, Unsworth MH (2008) Principles of environmental physics (3rd ed). Edward Arnold, Melbourne. [QH505.M58/1990]
• Scorer RS (2002) Air pollution meteorology. Horwood, Chichester. [QC882.S35] • Thompson RD, Perry A (1997) Applied climatology: principles and practice. Routledge, London. [QC981.A57/1997]
• Hewitt C.N. and A.V. Jackson (2009) Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists, Wiley-Blackwell UK [QC861.3 AB66] • Larcher W (2003) Physiological plant ecology: ecophysiology and stress physiology of functional groups (4th ed). Springer, New York. [QK717.L3713/2002]
Recommended Journals in the Library
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology [S600.A35 and Electronic journal]
Atmospheric Environment [TD881.A8 and Electronic journal]
Boundary-Layer Meteorology [QC851.B6 and Electronic journal] Energy and Buildings [TJ163.5.B84.E523 and Electronic journal]
International Journal of Biometeorology [QH543.I5 and Electronic journal]
International Journal of Remote Sensing [G70.4.I56 and Electronic journal]
Journal of Applied Meteorology [QC851.A66 and Electronic journal]
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology [QC851.A66 and Electronic journal]
Journal of Geophysical Research [QC811.J6]
Meteorological Applications [QC851.M15]
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing [TA593.A2.P5]
Remote Sensing of Environment [G1.R4 and Electronic journal] Technical Note / World Meteorological Organization [QC851.W6444]
Theoretical and Applied Climatology [QC851.A732 and Electronic journal]
UNIT WEB PAGE AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE USE OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE PC LABS
• The web page for this unit can be found at: https://learn.mq.edu.au/
Week | Lecturer | Lecture Topics | Practical Topic | Assessment |
1 | GE | Welcome, and Introduction to boundary layer climates | no prac | |
2 | GE | Atmospheric stability |
field prac (weather station) |
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3 | GE | Turbulent diffusion in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) | field prac (balloon) rain out will then be held at field day. | - |
4 | GE | Plume behaviour in the PBL | Online Quiz | Quiz 1 (in practical class)- |
5 | GE | Modelling pollutant dispersion in the PBL | Modelling Prac Ausplume/WindTrax | |
6 | GE | Mass balance | Mid semester test |
mid semester test |
7 | DH | Principles of Atmospheric Measurements | Quality Assurance/ Quality Control of Data | QA/QC prac |
Break | April 19, 20th field days | Oakdale | ||
8 | DH | Water in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum | Computation of Field Results | Group Presentation: Quality Assurance/Control. Assignment 1 due Friday May 5th turnitin |
9 | DH | Energy Exchange in Vegetated Ecosystems | Analysis and Interpretation of Field Results | Group Presentation: Results from Field Campaign Data |
10 | DH | Air Flow within Canopies and Shelter Breaks | Analysis and Interpretation of Field Results | Group Presentation: Analysis and Interpretation of Results |
11 | PB | Urban climatology I – radiation and energy | Urban radiation prac | |
12 | PB | Urban climatology II - hydrology & 18: Urban climatology III - airflows | wind tunnel prac CPP | Assignment 2 due Friday June 9th 5 pm, turnitin (individual) |
13 | PB | Urban climatology IV – heat islands | Quiz 2 | Quiz 2 |
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