Module 1. Atmospheric Physics 1 (AtmP1) – mandatory
Workload: 8 ECTS (240 hours, 1 semester)
Final assessment: oral or written exam, not restricted in attempts

Components:
• Summer School on Chemistry and Dynamics of the Atmosphere in Jülich (AtmP1-a) – mandatory
One week course of the Universities Cologne and Wuppertal together with the institutes ICG –I and ICG-II of the Research Centre Jülich.

• Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere
• Gas Phase Chemistry of the Troposphere
• Physics and Chemistry of Aerosols
• Isotope Ratios in Trace Gases
• Stratospheric Chemistry
• Remote Sensing Techniques
• Interaction of Chemistry and Transport
• Global Change
• Numerical Modelling

• Selected Topics in Atmospheric Physics (AtmP1-b) – elective with the alternative of AtmP1-c

Dynamics of the atmosphere, Atmospheric chemistry, Solar physics and the magnetosphere, Molecular spectroscopy, Numerical modelling, Planetary atmospheres

• Atmospheric Modelling (AtmP1-c) – elective with the alternative of AtmP1-b

• Introduction: Types of Models
• Atmospheric Structure and Model Equations for Transport and Dynamics
• Conceptual Lower-Dimensional Mathematical Models (e.g. Stratospheric Brewer-Dobson Circulation)
• Numerical Models
• Numerical Approaches for Atmospheric Models
• Numerical Methods for Advection

Module 2. Introduction to the Atmospheric Physics (EAP) – elective with the alternative of AtmP2b
Workload: 8 ECTS (240 hours, 1 semester)
Final assessment: oral or written exam, not restricted in attempts

Components:

• Lectures on Introduction to Atmospheric Physics (EAP-a) – mandatory part of EAP

• Basic Equations and Definitions
• Atmospheric Thermodynamics
• Radiation in the Atmosphere
• Global Energy Budget and Greenhouse Effect
• Trace Gases and Photochemistry
• Dynamic of the Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Circulation
• Interaction of Chemistry and Transport
• External Influences on the Atmosphere
• Ionosphere and Magnetosphere

• Exercises on Introduction to Atmospheric Physics (EAP-b) – mandatory part of EAP

Self-dependent solution of exercises on specific topics based on the lecture "Introduction to Atmospheric Physics".

Module 3. Atmospheric Physics 2b (AtmP2b) – elective with the alternative of EAP
Workload: 8 ECTS (240 hours, 1 semester)
Final assessment: 30-minutes oral exam, not restricted in attempts, with the pre-requisite of successfully made ungraded presentations in AtmP2b-a and AtmP2b-b

Components:

• Selected Topics in Atmospheric Physics (AtmP2b-a)

Dynamics of the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry, Solar Physics and the Magnetosphere, Molecular Spectroscopy, Numerical Modelling, Planetary Atmospheres

• Seminar on Atmospheric Physics (AtmP2b-b)

Students shall independently deal with selected topics of atmospheric physics and chemistry and related fields and present the result in a seminar talk. With this seminar various soft skills will be trained: Search and assessment of recent literature, suitable preparation of information for a presentation, structure of a scientific presentation, presentation of the relevant information in a well-adjusted form to various target groups.

There is a close cooperation with the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems, Sections ICE-3 Troposphere and ICE-4 Stratosphere of the Research Center FZ Jülich.
The University of Wuppertal is partner in the HITEC (Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate Research) and the IACPES (NSERC CREATE Training Program for Integrating Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics from Earth to Space).