Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

EART21001 Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 5 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 This course is designed to illustrate the importance of atmospheric processes involving trace gases, aerosols and how these may be linked to dynamical process. The course highlights many novel practical instrument and sampling platform approaches that have been developed to investigate these processes from urban to Arctic to tropical environments. The course comprises 9 independent sessions held approximately every 2 weeks. Each session is designed to deliver specific skills from data handling, analysis of atmospheric data sets and their interpretation using different tools such as publically available products such as OpenAir and in-house research based analysis tools based on MatLab, Python and R, e.g. UMANSysProp and MUTANT.Each session consists of a one-hour lecture from an invited expert in their particular field followed by a two-hour practical session (either computer based or instrument use/data collection based). At the end of each session the student is required to produce a written assignment/report which must be handed in prior to the next session. Sessions also include teaching of basic uncertainty analysis of atmospheric data, modelling and analysis/graphing tools which build towards an overall expertise in report writing using atmospheric instruments/measurements. These then provide the basis for the final session(s) where the students are placed in groups and given a specific air pollution problem to solve around Manchester. This is achieved using relevant instruments and the tools they have become familiar with. Each group gives a presentation showing their experimental design to address their specific problem. This experimental design is then implemented in the final session where the students independently collect and analyse field data and critically report on the results.The design philosophy of this course is to also encourage students to identify with and select their UG final project dissertation specifically those related to atmospheric research topics.  This course is designed to illustrate the importance of atmospheric processes involving trace gases, aerosols and how these may be linked to dynamical process. The course highlights many novel practical instrument and sampling platform approaches that have been developed to investigate these processes from urban to Arctic to tropical environments. The course comprises 9 independent sessions held approximately every 2 weeks. Each session is designed to deliver specific skills from data handling, analysis of atmospheric data sets and their interpretation using different tools such as publically available products such as OpenAir and in-house research based analysis tools based on MatLab, Python and R, e.g. UMANSysProp and MUTANT.Each session consists of a one-hour lecture from an invited expert in their particular field followed by a two-hour practical session (either computer based or instrument use/data collection based). At the end of each session the student is required to produce a written assignment/report which must be handed in prior to the next session. Sessions also include teaching of basic uncertainty analysis of atmospheric data, modelling and analysis/graphing tools which build towards an overall expertise in report writing using atmospheric instruments/measurements. These then provide the basis for the final session(s) where the students are placed in groups and given a specific air pollution problem to solve around Manchester. This is achieved using relevant instruments and the tools they have become familiar with. Each group gives a presentation showing their experimental design to address their specific problem. This experimental design is then implemented in the final session where the students independently collect and analyse field data and critically report on the results.The design philosophy of this course is to also encourage students to identify with and select their UG final project dissertation specifically those related to atmospheric research topics.  The aim of this course is to allow students to develop a variety of skills associated with atmospheric science with a strong focus on data analysis and interpretation of many different types of important atmospheric data sets whilst also becoming familiar with atmospheric measurement techniques particularly for aerosols, trace gases and meteorology. The successful student will develop data analysis and interpretation skills applied to a wide range of atmospheric data sets collected by public bodies and the research teams in Earth and Environmental Sciences from standard air quality monitoring measurements to state of the art laboratory and aircraft research data sets. The engagement with public and high level research data is designed allow the student to imprint their own analyses and interpretation so as to deliver a sense of ownership and encourage personal scientific career development.  0% BSc (Hons) Earth and Plan Scie BSc (Hons) Earth (Geochemistr) Second Year Optional MEarthSci (Hons) Ea and Pl Sci MEarthSci (Hons) Earth (Geoch) Second Year Optional MEarthSci (Hons) Earth Industr MEarthSci EPS Industry (Geo) Second Year Optional MEarthSci (Hons) Earth Abroad MEarthSci EPS Abroad (Geo) Second Year Optional BSc (Hons) Environmental Sci BSc (Hons) Env Sci (Atmos Sci) Second Year Mandatory MEnvSci Environmental Science MEnvSci Env Sci (Atmos Sci) Second Year Mandatory MEnvSci Env Sci with Yr in Ind MEnvSci Env Sci Yr in Ind (AS) Second Year Mandatory MEnvSci Env Sci with Yr Abroad MEnvSci Env Sci Yr Abroad (AS) Second Year Mandatory MEarthSci (Hons) EPS with Res MEaSc (H) EPS (Geo) with Res Second Year Optional MEnvSci (Hons) Env Sci w Resea MEnSc (H) Env Sci (At Sc) w Re Second Year Mandatory 0 0 100