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Atmospheric Models: Homogeneous & Constant Gradient

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ME-271: Fluid flow

Dans ce cours introductif à la physique des fluides, l'étudiant commence par apprendre, au moyen de bilans de masse et de contraintes, à décrire et à prédire les écoulements types. Ces méthodes sont appliquées à des écoulements complexes, tels que les écou ...

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This lecture covers the concepts of homogeneous atmosphere, adiabatic atmosphere, constant gradient atmosphere, and standard atmosphere. It explains the hydrostatic approximation, state law for ideal gases, and potential temperature derivation. The instructor discusses the different atmospheric models and their applications in meteorology.

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Instructor

Karen Ann J Mulleners

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Ontological neighbourhood

Physics

Thermodynamics: Statistical mechanics

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