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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology offers a range of programs and courses.

Programs of Study

The university provides various programs, including:

• Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)
• Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE)
• Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Courses

The university offers a variety of courses, including:

• AMCS - Applied Mathematical and Computational Science
• AP - Applied Physics
• B - Bioscience
• BESE - Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering
• BioE - Bioengineering
• CE - Chemical Engineering
• Chem - Chemistry
• CS - Computer Science
• ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• English
• EnSE - Environmental Science and Engineering
• ERPE - Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering
• ErSE - Earth Science and Engineering
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
    • ErSE 300
    • ErSE 301
    • ErSE 304
    • ErSE 305
    • ErSE 308
    • ErSE 309
    • ErSE 317
    • ErSE 323
    • ErSE 325
    • ErSE 326
    • ErSE 327
    • ErSE 328
    • ErSE 330
    • ErSE 331
    • ErSE 332
    • ErSE 353
    • ErSE 360
    • ErSE 393
    • ErSE 394
    • ErSE 395
    • ErSE 397
    • ErSE 398
    • ErSE 399
• MarS - Marine Science
• ME - Mechanical Engineering
• MSE - Material Science and Engineering
• PSE - Physical Science and Engineering
• PS - Plant Science
• STAT - Statistics
• TIE - Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• WE - Winter Enrichment Program

ErSE 308 Atmospheric Physics

Course Description

The course discusses main physical processes in the Earth's atmosphere and their role in the formation of weather and climate, including atmospheric dynamics and general circulation, sub-grid fine-scale processes and their parameterizations, atmospheric convection, cloud and precipitation formation, atmospheric turbulence and the planetary boundary layer, air-sea interaction, energy balance, radiative-convective equilibrium, general circulation models, coupled ocean-atmosphere models.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ErSE 201, AMCS 252 or Approval by course instructor