Atmospheric Physics discusses problems in physics that are sourced from levels of knowledge and uses of atmospheric resources in Indonesia. Learning strategy
in this course involves the introduction of atmospheric sciences through phenomenological approaches with emphasizes are placed on physical aspects. Class
discussions include examination of a layered structure of the atmosphere and corresponding characteristics of each layer, atmospheric overturning circulation at
low- and mid-latitudes (the Hadley Cell), planetary waves and associated transform of energy, ionospheric currents, air-sea interaction (El-Nino and La-Nina
cases), hydrometeorological hazards (extreme weather, excessive rainfalls, floods, droughts, forest fires, atmospheric storms) related to a coupled physical
system of the ocean and atmosphere, the crucial roles of the atmosphere in weather and climate systems at local, regional and global scales, climate change and
global warming.