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EART30351 lecture 1

Purpose and scope of first half of module: Thermodynamics of Air. Effect of moisture. Stability and convection Basic dynamics – forces on a parcel of air, governing fluid equations and simple analytical solutions Vorticity in the atmosphere Along the way we will apply the concepts learnt to the weather on the day, by examining weather maps on line Eventually you will learn to interpret these maps for yourselves!

Equation of state 1 The usual form of this equation for a given gaseous system is pV = nRT where R = 8310 J kmol-1 K-1 This is inconvenient as V and n are the volume and number of kmoles of gas in the system: they are extrinsic variables. In atmospheric science we replace V and n by intrinsic, or specific variables: Volume and number of kmoles per unit mass.

Specific quantities V becomes α, the volume per unit mass. α = 1/ρ where ρ is the density (mass per unit volume) 1 mole of gas contains NA molecules, where NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1 1 kmol of gas contains 1000NA = 6.022 x 1026 molecules Each molecule has mass MW x amu kg where MW is the relative molecular weight and amu = 1.66 x 10-27 kg. So, 1 kmole of gas contains 1000Nax MW x amu kg = MW kg, so Number of kmoles per unit mass = 1/MW

Equation of state 2 The ideal gas law becomes p = ρrT or pα=rT where r = R/MW. For dry air, MW = 29 and r = 286 J kg-1 K-1 I will also use in this course the gas constant for water vapour, r’=R/18 = 462 J kg-1 K-1

Hydrostatic equation 1 This is a fundamental equation describing the decrease of pressure with height for a fluid in a gravitational field. p is the pressure at the top and bottom of the cylinder, and m the mass of the cylinder so the balance of forces is: p(z)A = p(z+Δz)A + mg = p(z+Δz)A + ρAΔz g So, 𝑝 𝑧+∆𝑧 −𝑝(𝑧) ∆𝑧 =−𝜌𝑔 𝑑𝑝 𝑑𝑧 =−𝜌𝑔 (taking limit as Δz -> 0 p(z + Δz) z + Δz Area A mg z p(z)

Hydrostatic equation 2 We will use partial differentials in this course for derivatives in space so: 𝝏𝒑 𝝏𝒛 =−𝝆𝒈 Now we can substitute p = ρrT 𝜕ln⁡(𝑝) 𝜕𝑧 = 1 𝑝 𝜕𝑝 𝜕𝑧 =− 𝑔 𝑟𝑇 =− 1 𝐻 where H is known as the scale height of the atmosphere. This equation readily integrates if T can be taken as constant: 𝒑= 𝒑 𝟎 𝐞𝐱𝐩⁡(− 𝒛 𝑯 ) So, in an isothermal atmosphere, pressure decreases with height exponentially.

Scale height Atmospheric temperature varies in the vertical between 200 and 300 K for the most part. So H varies between 5.72 km and 8.58 km = roughly 7 ± 1.5 km Approximate pressure at different heights: Thermosphere Mesopause Mesosphere Stratopause Stratosphere Height, km Pressure, mb 0 (surface) 1000 5 500 9 300 12 200 16 100 Tropopause Troposphere

Laws of Thermodynamics For a gas like air: 𝑑𝑢= 𝒄 𝒗 𝒅𝑻=𝑻𝒅𝒔 −𝒑𝒅𝜶 Using pα = rT: 𝑟𝑑𝑇=𝑝𝑑𝛼+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 So: 𝑐 𝑣 +𝑟 𝑑𝑇= 𝑇𝑑𝑠+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑇=𝑇𝑑𝑠+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 where cp, the specific heat capacity at constant volume, is 1003 J kg-1 K-1

Laws of Thermodynamics For a gas like air: 𝑑𝑢= 𝑐 𝑣 𝑑𝑇=𝑇𝑑𝑠 −𝑝𝑑𝛼 Using pα = rT: 𝑟𝑑𝑇=𝑝𝑑𝛼+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 So: 𝑐 𝑣 +𝑟 𝑑𝑇= 𝑇𝑑𝑠+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑇=𝑇𝑑𝑠+ 𝛼𝑑𝑝 where cp, the specific heat capacity at constant volume, is 1003 J kg-1 K-1 We do not use entropy directly in atmospheric physics: 𝑑𝑠= 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑇 𝑇 − 𝛼 𝑑𝑝 𝑇 = 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑇 𝑇 −𝑟 𝑑𝑝 𝑝 = 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑇 𝑇 −𝜅 𝑑𝑝 𝑝 where κ = r/cp = 0.286

Potential temperature 𝑑𝑆= 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑙𝑛 𝑇 −𝜅𝑑𝑙𝑛(𝑝) = 𝑐 𝑝 𝑑𝑙𝑛 𝑇 𝑝 −𝜅 So changes in entropy are monotonically related to changes in Tp-κ. We define the potential temperature as: 𝜃=𝑇 𝑝 0 𝑝 𝜅 Where p0 = 1000 mb Adiabatic changes to a gas are those that preserve entropy – and so adiabatic means constant θ θ is the temperature a parcel of air will have if it is brought adiabatically down to the surface (1000 mb) from a pressure p.

Why potential temperature? The thermodynamic state of a parcel of air is defined fully by any two of p, T, ρ and S. Of the four, S varies most slowly so is the closest to being conserved Use of θ rather than S is historical, but ubiquitous in atmospheric science Processes that change entropy (θ): Radiation. Absorption and emission of UV, visible and IR radiation Change of phase of water – condensation, evaporation, melting, freezing Contact with the Earth’s surface (conduction)