# Introduction to Atmospheric Science

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Atmospheric Science
- Teacher: Prof. C. Balaji
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/119106008)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/119106008)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/7cdf55d9e7ac) (Video)
2. [Atmosphere-A brief survey (Pressure, Temperature and Chemical composition)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/52235fa4193b) (Video)
3. [Atmosphere-A brief survey contd ... (Vertical structure of the atmosphere)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/adbf7535599c) (Video)
4. [Vertical structure of atmosphere contd ... and The Earth system - Oceans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/7f7dd1f5945d) (Video)
5. [The Earth system - Oceans Contd ... and Marine biosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/2f1648ee2057) (Video)
6. [The Earth system - Hydrological cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/604334671f7d) (Video)
7. [The Earth system - Hydrological cycle contd ... and Carbon cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/8e2d7f4b232a) (Video)
8. [The Earth system - Carbon cycle contd..., and Carbon in the oceans Earth's crust](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/5b37c4ccd298) (Video)
9. [The Earth system -- Carbon in the oceans Earth's crust](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/65722f9a865d) (Video)
10. [Atmospheric Thermodynamics- Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/eca1af901781) (Video)
11. [The hydrostatic equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/2cd44a776381) (Video)
12. [Hypsometric equation and pressure at sea level](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/233bdb4833eb) (Video)
13. [Basic Thermodynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/cf8be759d9ec) (Video)
14. [Concept of air parcel and dry adiabatic lapse rate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/3572b246216c) (Video)
15. [Potential temperature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/0c2963340f12) (Video)
16. [Skew-T ln-P chart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/48929de01a97) (Video)
17. [Problems using Skew-T ln-P chart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/b2686337a67f) (Video)
18. [Problems using Skew-T ln-P chart.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/64a1a0b2a013) (Video)
19. [Problems using Skew-T ln-P chart..](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/e779b74d2af2) (Video)
20. [Lifting Condensation Level (LCL)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/7c15c6038fda) (Video)
21. [Lifting condensation level Contd...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/d34868bea3c3) (Video)
22. [Saturated Adiabatic and Psuedo-adiabatic processes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/73d4dacbd3a0) (Video)
23. [Equivalent potential temperature and wet bulb potential temperature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/c2e2fc9ace7a) (Video)
24. [Normand's rule - Chinook winds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/03c34e03a5e1) (Video)
25. [Problems on Chinook wind and static stability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/ca99d581dafe) (Video)
26. [Static stability-Brunt-Visala frequency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/debe0d1811c4) (Video)
27. [Conditional and convective instability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/04d9d69ef03a) (Video)
28. [Static stability - Problems using radiosonde data and skew T ln P chart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/ae0f706a59fe) (Video)
29. [The second law of thermodynamics - Clausius Clapeyron relation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/adb79cde99c5) (Video)
30. [Clausius Clapeyron relation contd..](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/b84cc73eff43) (Video)
31. [Atmospheric radiation - Radiation laws](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/c0ca2c721311) (Video)
32. [Planck's distribution and Inverse square law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/440fe2917c42) (Video)
33. [Physics of scattering, emmision and absorption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/522b204d5709) (Video)
34. [Physics of scattering, emmision and absorption contd...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/0655b6e161d0) (Video)
35. [Radiative Transfer Equation - Derivation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/6218fd461e25) (Video)
36. [Radiative Transfer Equation contd ...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/e5e781b326c2) (Video)
37. [Radiative heating profiles of the atmosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/bf25759ba450) (Video)
38. [Climate Dynamics - Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/1a6776bdfdb0) (Video)
39. [Climate sensitivity and feedback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/2e51b4faf961) (Video)
40. [Climate change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/6ea7a36621a8) (Video)
41. [Atmospheric dynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/119106008/52bdfc1e937d) (Video)