SUBJECT
Title
Atmospheric environment protection
Type of instruction
lecture + practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2+1
Recommended in
Semester 4
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
The basic terms of air pollution. The main air pollutants. Emission trends and strategies. Global environmental issues: Stratospheric ozone layer depletion and global climate change. Urban climate. The transport of air pollutants and transformation processes. The diffusion equation and the numerical solution. Transport modells: Gaussian-model, Puff-model, Langrangian and Eulerian models. Optimal choice of location for industrial facilities. International conventions. Measuring systems and instruments.
Readings
- Stull, R.B.: An Introduction to Boundary Layer. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988.
- Online information available on official websites of reliable organizations, international institutes, e.g., http://www.ipcc.ch, www.emep.int, www.noaa.gov, ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov