Topics summary

Below is the term schedule and to the left you can find details of each topic covered in the class (i.e., slides, readings, study questions, additional materials).

Table 1: Schedule for lectures, readings and assignments. Note: All dates and topics are still subject to change. Please make sure to regularly check the website for updates to the schedule. Slides will be visible in advance of lecture dates for those who might like to look ahead. However, materials are subject to change until the date of the lecture.

Week	Date	Description	Course materials	Assignments
1	05-Jan	1 Introduction and course overview	Reading Package Lectures 1-2
	07-Jan	2 Energy and mass balances 3 Surface energy balance	Reading Package Lectures 1-2 Reading Package Lecture 3
2	12-Jan	4 Radiation geometry and ‘sun-paths’	Reading Package Lectures 4-5	Study Questions - Topic 4 (due Jan 26)
	14-Jan	5 Short-wave radiative transfer 6 Short-wave reflection and albedo (intro.)	Reading Package Lectures 4-5 Reading Package Lecture 6	Study Questions - Topic 5 (due Jan 26)
3	19-Jan	6 Short-wave reflection and albedo (cont.) Tutorial: Intro to R		Assignment 1 handed out
	21-Jan	7 Long-wave radiation and emissivity 8 Net all-wave radiation (intro.)
4	26-Jan	8 Net all-wave radiation (cont.) 9 Virtual field site visit (Radiation instrumentation)	Reading Package Lecture 9
	28-Jan	10 Soil thermal properties 11 Soil heat transfer (intro.)	Reading Package Lectures 10-12	Study Questions - Topic 10 (due Feb 09)
5	02-Feb	11 Soil heat transfer (cont.) 12 Modelling sub-surface temperatures Recorded Lecture - No Class	Reading Package Lectures 10-12	Study Questions - Topic 11 (due Feb 11) Study Questions - Topic 12 (due Feb 11)
	04-Feb	Class cancelled
6	09-Feb	15 Laminar and turbulent flow 16 Production of atmospheric turbulence (intro.)	Reading Package Lecture 15 Reading Package Lectures 16-17
	11-Feb	16 Production of atmospheric turbulence (cont.) 17 Dissipation of atmospheric turbulence	Reading Package Lectures 16-17
8	16-Feb	18 Turbulence statistically approached	Reading Package Lecture 18	Assignment 1 due Study Questions - Topic 18 (due Feb 25)
	18-Feb	19 Momentum transfer	Reading Package Lectures 19-20
9	23-Feb	Midterm review	Reading Package Lectures 19-20	Assignment 2 handed out
	25-Feb	Midterm Examination
	02-Mar	Winter Reading Break
	04-Mar	Winter Reading Break
10	09-Mar	20 Velocity profile laws	Reading Package Lectures 19-20
	11-Mar	21 Flux-gradient relations 22 Eddy covariance (intro.)	Reading Package Lectures 21-26	Study Questions - Topic 21 (due Mar 25) Study Questions - Topic 22 (due Mar 30)
11	16-Mar	22 Eddy covariance (cont.) 23 Dynamic stability (intro.)	Reading Package Lectures 21-26	Study Questions - Topic 23 (due Apr 01)
	18-Mar	23 Dynamic stability (cont.) 24 Turbulent exchange in non-neutral situations	Reading Package Lectures 21-26
12	23-Mar	25 Lab visit (Eddy covariance system, trace gas measurements)	Reading Package Lectures 21-26
	25-Mar	26 Convective and stable boundary layers 27 Surface heterogeneity and advection	Reading Package Lectures 21-26 Reading Package Lecture 27	Assignment 2 due
13	30-Mar	29 The water cycle at land-atmosphere interfaces 30 Plant-atmosphere interactions (intro.)	Reading Package Lectures 29-31	Assignment 3 handed out
	01-Apr	30 Plant-atmosphere interactions (cont.) 31 Measuring and modeling evapotranspiration	Reading Package Lectures 29-31
14	06-Apr	No class (Easter Monday)
	09-Apr	32 Land atmosphere interactions in a changing global climate	Reading Package Lectures 29-31
15	13-Apr	Final class: Review/evaluation/exam instructions		Assignment 3 due