Atmosphere

  • Category: Science and technology
  • Semester: Semester 1 (S1)
  • ECTS credits
    2 ECTS – 20 hours
  • Number of places
    North Campus: 30 places
  • Teaching locations

    (S1) North Campus – Moufia

General rules

    • From the moment you have validated a UEO, you cannot submit your application a second time to the same UEO.
    • You must be covered by civil liability which may be requested at any time by the speakers or the administration.

Target audience

    • Exclusively for students enrolled in a General License.

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Priority licensing levels

  • Open to everyone

Recommended sectors

Recommended for more scientific courses (UFR ST) or those having completed a scientific baccalaureate.

Prerequisites

Correct mathematical level, and some notions of physics and chemistry.

Description of the WEU

In this UEO, we will address the structure of the atmosphere, that is to say the physicochemical description of the different layers of the atmosphere from the troposphere to the exosphere via the ozone layer. We will also study the dynamics of the atmosphere, which makes it possible to explain small-scale phenomena such as breezes, but also larger-scale phenomena such as trade winds and cyclones which are at the origin of the different types of climates on land: equatorial, tropical, temperate, polar climate, etc.
We will see how a thermodynamic approach allows, among other things, to understand the formation of clouds and their evolution.
Finally, the optical properties of the atmosphere will be studied, which allows us both to understand natural optical phenomena (such as the color of the sky and the rainbow) but also to develop observation tools for forecasting and research. .

WHAT DO I LEARN? Targeted RNCP skill blocks

  • Identification of a question within a disciplinary field
  • Analysis of a question by mobilizing disciplinary concepts
  • Use of data for analysis purposes

Other specific skills

Teaching methods

Face

Assessment methods

Terminal control

Forecast timetable

Planning Atmosphere

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