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This course has been replaced by SK184N.
This course consists of 10 chapters covering Global warming, Greenhouse effect, the Ozone layer, Climate changes, Energy from fossil fuel, Wind energy, Solar energy, Nuclear power, Fusion-fission, Tokamak, Laser fusion, Transport of pollutants, Analytical methods; LIDAR, DOAS, Trace detection, radioactivity, LIBS-laser analysis of materials, Satellites etc. This course is based on courses given at KTH (F) Engineering Physics and at Stockholm University since the 90-ies. It is continuously upgraded with recent research from relevant fields.
Chapter 1: Introduction to environmental science - National Swedish Environmental Goals. Pollutants and poison. Atmospheric pollutants. Pollutants of water. Pollutants in the Baltic.
Chapter 2: Physics of the atmosphere - Basic physical models of radiation. Plank's law. Atmospheric absorption of sunlight. The constitutes of the atmosphere.Ozone in the atmosphere. Geothermal flow. Incoming and outgoing radiation - problems & solutions.
Chapter 3: Greenhouse effect - Global energy balance. Antropogenic Greenhouse effect. Increase in Greenhouse gases. Modelling of Greenhouse gases - problems & solutions.
Chapter 4: Carbon cycle - Carbon cycle introduction. The oceans. The land. Steady state - problems & solutions.
Chapter 5: Weather and climate - Energy transport. The atmospheres vertical structure and dynamics. The atmospheres horizontal motion. The oceans. Conveyor current. El Niño. NAO - problems & solutions.
Chapter 6: Conventional theory - Power. Thermodynamics. Heat engines. Refrigerators. Combustion. Exergy-Energy. Fossil fuels. Production of Electricity - problems & solutions.
Chapter 7: Carbon-free energy - Solar Energy. Wind Energy. Hydro Energy. Bio Energy. Nuclear Energy. Nuclear Power plants. Nuclear fusion plans - problems & solutions.
Chapter 8: Remote sensing - Satellites. Landsat. Geostationary satellites. GOES. Resolution. Fraunhofer measurements. Temperature measurements. Microwave sensors - problems & solutions.
Chapter 9: Environmental spectroscopy - LIDAR, DOAS, DIAL, Brewer spectrometers, LIBS, Raman spectroscopy, CARS, Gas detectors, Radiation detectors - problems & solutions.
Chapter 10* - Appendix: Basic thermodynamics, waves and optics, atoms and molecules, nuclear physics.
The course material is split into two parts, supplemented with many solved problems and exam questions. The study goals and reading hints are given in each chapter. The total credit is 6hp and is tested via 10 multiple choice questions, 5 short problems, and 5 longer problems. The maximum credit points are 10+5+20 = 35p, the minimum for passing is 17p. The two parts of the course can be tested separately.
3 hp: 5 multiple choice questions, 2 short problems, and 2 longer problems giving maximum 5+2+8 = 15p, with the minimum for passing of 8p. 15-14p Grade A; 13-12p Grade B; 11-10p Grade C; 9p Grade D; 8p Grade E; <8p Grade F.
3 hp: 5 multiple choice questions, by 3 short problems, and 3 longer problems giving maximum 5+3+12 = 20p, minimum for passing 9p.
Part1 + Part2 (TEN1 + TEN2) 6hp: 35-31p Grade A; 30-27p Grade B; 26-23p Grade C; 22-19p Grade D; 18-17p Grade E; 16-0p Grade F.
L.-E. Berg, O. Launila, V. Korenivski, KTH-Physics 2008-2014.
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