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Course title |
Microclimate |
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Semester |
105-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF BIO-RESOURCES AND AGUICULTURE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BIOENVIROMENTAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING |
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Instructor |
CHENG-I HSIEH |
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Curriculum Number |
BSE5094 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
622 U2940 |
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Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Monday 6(13:20~14:10) Tuesday 8,9(15:30~17:20) |
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Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 50. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1052BSE5094 |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
1. Introduction
1.1 What is Microclimate?
1.2 Microclimate parameters (temperature, wind, humidity…)
1.3 Transport of momentum, heat, and mass
2. Basic Mathematics
2.1 Reynolds averaging
2.2 Tensor notation
Home work #1 (tensor notation)
3. Basic governing equations
3.1 Advection-diffusion equation
3.2 Continuity equation
3.3 Conservation of momentum
3.4 Equation of State
Home work #2 (Basic governing equations)
4. Turbulent transport equations
4.1 Turbulent flux equations
4.2 Turbulent kinetic energy equation
5. Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory
5.1 surface layer and internal boundary-layer
5.2 Wind field
5.3 Scalar field
Home work #3 (Monin-Obukhov similarity theory, MOST)
6. Experiments
6.1 Wind field monitoring
6.2 data logging system
6.3 Scalar field monitoring: temperature, humidity, and co2
Home work # 4-6 (Experiments)
7. Agricultural and urban micrometeorology
7.1 Agricultural micrometeorology
7.2 Urban micrometeorology |
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Course Objective |
Introduction to micro-scale meteorology and its influence on daily life. The micro-scale here can be as small as a building and as big as a forest or city. |
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Course Requirement |
1. Homework 50% (including experiments)
2. Mid-term 25%
3. Final 25% |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
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References |
1. Introduction to micrometeorology –by S. Pal Arya, San Diego : Academic
Press, 2001, 2nd ed
2. An introduction to boundary layer meteorology - by Roland B. Stull,
Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988.
3. Micrometeorology - by Thomas Foken, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,
2008. (e-book, see NTU library)
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Grading |
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