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MT3SBLNU: Surface and Boundary Layer Meteorology
Module code: MT3SBLNU
Module provider: Meteorology; School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences
Credits: 20
Level: Level 3 (Honours)
When you'll be taught: Semester 1
Module convenor: Professor Tristan Quaife, email: t.l.quaife@reading.ac.uk
Module co-convenor: Dr Omduth Coceal, email: o.coceal@reading.ac.uk
NUIST module lead: Wei Xiao, email: wei.xiao@nuist.edu.cn
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Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: No
Last updated: 7 October 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
This module aims to provide the student with an understanding of how small-scale processes, including turbulence and surface energy exchange, affect the thermodynamic and kinematic structures of the atmospheric boundary layer and its various sub-layers, and develop practical skills in analysing data and using simple models.
Also teaching this module will be Prof. Chang Cao (002844@nuist.edu.cn).
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Describe in physical and mathematical terms important atmospheric flow phenomena on horizontal scales less than about 10 km, and the way in which these are influenced by the Earth's surface and its overlying atmosphere.
- Demonstrate a physical understanding of energy exchange processes in the surface layer and perform relevant calculations.
- Analyse and interpret data from field measurements and numerical simulations of flow, energy balance and scalar exchange processes.
- Relate the results of the data analyses to micrometeorological and boundary layer theory and simple models.
Module content
The content covers conceptual and mathematical modelling and data analysis on:
- Boundary layer types and structure
- Temporal evolution of the boundary layer
- Surface energy balance and exchange
- Reynolds averaging and statistical analysis of turbulence
- Turbulence in the boundary layer and turbulent fluxes
- Similarity theories of the boundary layer
- Surface layer, roughness sublayer and canopy layer
- Boundary layer over the ocean and air - sea interaction
- Flow over heterogeneous surfaces
- The boundary layer in NWP and climate models
- Urban meteorology and dispersion of pollution
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
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Study hours
At least 64 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 50 | ||
Seminars | |||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 14 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 20 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | 4 | ||
Feedback meetings with staff | 4 | ||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 108 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Set exercise | Assessed report on data processing | 50 | 8 pages maximum, including figures and tables | ||
In-person written examination | Exam | 50 | 2 hours |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Unassessed problem sheets discussed in the tutorial sessions and formative tasks on data analysis in the PC lab practicals. Feedback provided during those sessions.
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Set exercise | Assessed report on data processing | 50 | 8 pages maximum, including figures and tables | ||
In-person written examination | Exam | 50 | 2 hours |
Additional costs
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.