Department of Physics

19416  Cloud Physics and Mesoscale Phenomena              

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS312/              

Course Content

• Surface tension and curvature effects.
• Kelvin equation.
• Classical Kohler theory.
• Droplet growth kinetics.
• Warm and ice cloud microphysics.
• Cloud parameterization schemes.
• Storm physics. Single and multi-cell storms. Structure and characteristics of the storm front. Basic thermodynamic and dynamic atmospheric parameters for storms’ prediction.
• Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS): Definition. Conditions for development. Types and characteristics. Development stages. Precipitation estimation in MCS.
• Multispectral satellite based indices for the recognition and tracking of MCSs.
• Extreme weather events: Definition, causes and frequency for development, relation to climate change.