Introduction to Atmospheric Physics - Crash Course #1

Part 1 of my Crash Course in Atmospheric Physics. In this video we introduce the atmosphere, talking about how big the atmosphere is, what the atmosphere is made of, and what the layers in the atmosphere are.

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In this series we will cover:
Introduction to the atmosphere
Radiation concepts
Air parcels
Stability in the atmosphere
Thermal concepts and the first law of thermodynamics
Absorption and emission spectra
The stratospheric polar vortex
Global warming
Geoengineering

Next video:    • What is the stratosphere? - Crash Cou...  
Series playlist:    • Crash Course in Atmospheric Physics  

Further reading
A good textbook for this whole series is "Atmospheric Science - An introductory survey" by Wallace and Hobbs.
For more information on the ambiguity of the size of the atmosphere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1...
For more information on the composition of the atmosphere: https://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.Atm...
For more information on the layers of the atmosphere: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sun...

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