This program gives you the tools you need if you're interested in helping to solve atmospheric and environmental problems or if you're a manager, engineer, or policy maker seeking knowledge of atmospheric and environmental science and engineering. You learn the science underlying global change, together with an appreciation of how to manage possible amelioration. Study changing weather patterns, regional and global climate change, air quality, and air pollution control. You emerge skilled in measurement and modeling to perform research or engineering work. Ideal for those with basic chemistry and physics who have studied college calculus and ordinary differential equations.

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Atmospheric and Environmental Science and Engineering Certificate (4 Courses)
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation and Climate PEP575WS	Knut Stamnes	Springl 2005
Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology CE691WS	Thomas Herrington	Spring 2005
Environmental Chemistry of Atmospheric Processes EN550WS	Xiaoguang Meng	Spring 2005
Air Pollution Principles and Control EN506WS ME532WS	Richard Cole	Spring 2005

Credits	3 credits per Course/12 credits per Certificate ASME members can take advantage of the 10% discount off of tuition
Tuition/credit	$750/credit
Spring 2005 starting date	September 7, 2004
Spring 2005 ending date	December 13, 2004
Application	Apply
Phone	201-216-5084, 800-496-4935
Fax	201-216-8044
Email	webcampus@stevens-tech.edu
Mail	WebCampus.Stevens The Graduate School Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on the Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030 United States of America

Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation and Climate (PEP575WS)
Broadly covering scattering, absorption, and emission of electromagnetic radiation, this introduction provides you with tools to understand the role of greenhouse gases, aerosols, and clouds in the climate system. You learn about the temperature of the atmosphere and the equilibrium temperature of the Earth. You derive the radiative transfer equation and find approximate solutions. You study fundamental models and concepts, including reflectance, absorptance, emittance, radiative warming and cooling rates, actinic radiation, photolysis, and biological dose rates.

Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (CE691WS)
Introducing meteorology, this broad overview provides you with the foundations of atmospheric dynamics, including global circulation, climate, and the greenhouse effect. You learn how to interpret the physics of daily weather products-synoptic observations, weather forecasts, numerical models-for engineering analysis, determining maximum wind loading and natural hazard exposure, and probabilistic return periods. You will understand atmospheric motion, geostrophic flow, and equation of state of the atmosphere. Studying the thermodynamics and vertical motions of the atmosphere, the influence of the boundary layer on atmospheric motions, thermal wind, and cyclogenesis, you will also appreciate the influence of the planetary boundary layer on atmospheric motions, stressing topographic and open ocean frictional effects, temperature discontinuity between land and sea, and the generation of sea breezes. You will also learn about dynamics of tornadoes and hurricanes. You emerge as an expert in using and interpreting web products, including National Weather Service forecasts, tropical predictions from the National Hurricane Center, and other sites.

Environmental Chemistry of Atmospheric Processes (EN550WS)
A wide-ranging introduction to atmospheric processes and air pollution control, including atmospheric composition, sources, transport, and the fate of pollutants. You study pollutant effects on acid rain, climate, global warming, vegetation, soil, water, surface deterioration, visibility, and odors. You learn about chemical and photochemical reactions, and aerosol properties. You understand radiation and energy balances. Studying adsorption, absorption, filtration, and chemical destruction pollutants in air pollution control systems, you will also be introduced to atmospheric layers, pressure with height and large-scale motion. You perform basic calculations of concentrations, mass balance, and chemical reactions.

Air Pollution Principles and Control (EN506WS) (ME532WS)
An introductory survey of the fundamental principles of air pollution control, including pollutant types and measurement. Studying absorption and adsorption, combustion, and condensation, you receive a broad overview of air pollution chemistry, atmospheric dispersion modeling, compressible fluid flow, and particle dynamics. You become familiar with the major control devices, such as ventilation systems, inertial devices, electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers, and filters.