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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification by IIT Roorkee is a 12-week online course. This online certification course focuses on providing students with knowledge of advanced aspects of atmospheric and space physics. The Advanced Atmospheric Physics online course provides learners with the basics of inertial and non-inertial forces and the various dynamical phenomena. It also equips them with the understanding of various crucial aspects such as atmospheric waves and instabilities. The Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification syllabus will teach students about Atmospheric dynamics, Apparent forces, effective gravity, Thermal wind, Sound waves, gravity waves, Magnetosphere, and more.
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics training course can be an extension to the earlier NPTEL course: Introduction to atmospheric and space sciences. Offered via Swayam, students of B.Tech/ MSc/ MTech/ and Pre-PhD can enrol in this Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification by IIT Roorkee. After completing this online course, students can apply for jobs in R&D-based organizations like DRDO, ISRO, NCMRWF, and IMD.
The Highlights
- Offered by IIT Roorkee
- 12 weeks online course
- 3 credit points
- In-person examination
- Certificate of completion
Programme Offerings
- Free online course
- 12 weeks of learning
- In-person proctored examination
- Certification
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Roorkee |
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics training course is available for free. Students are not required to pay any Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification fees to enrol. However, they have to appear in an in-person proctored exam organized at designated exam centres to earn a certificate. For this, they need to pay an examination fee of Rs 1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the Advanced Atmospheric Physics online course, candidates must hold a B.Tech/ MSc/ MTech degree.
- Pre-PhD students can also apply for the course.
Certification Qualifying Details
Upon successful completion of the Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification by IIT Roorkee, students will be awarded a varied digital certificate carrying their name, photograph and the final exam score with the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee.
What you will learn
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification course will provide students with the study of advanced and space physics. Upon completion of the course, students will:
- Learn atmospheric dynamics, effective gravity, apparent forces, Coriolis force, pressure gradient force, and gradient wind.
- Understand diverse phenomena related to the ionosphere, the coupling between solar energy and magnetosphere, and the formation of earth’s radiation belts.
- Learn Planetary ionospheres, Ionospheric exploration using rockets and satellites.
Who it is for
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification course is designed for B.Tech, MTech, MSc, and Pre-PhD students and those who want to become engineers in this field.
Admission Details
The admission process for the Advanced Atmospheric Physics online course includes the following steps:
Step 1: Candidates’ Registration process using the website link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_ph13/preview.
Step 2: Online Application Form
Step 3: Admission Confirmation after reviewing of the application.
The Syllabus
- Atmospheric dynamics
- Apparent forces
- effective gravity
- Coriolis force
- pressure gradient force
- gradient wind
- Thermal wind
- continuity equation
- perturbation theory and atmospheric waves
- Sound waves
- gravity waves and Rossby waves
- Momentum and energy transports by waves in the horizontal and the vertical
- Atmospheric instabilities
- Atmospheric instabilities
- dynamical instabilities
- barotropic instability
- Baroclinic inertial instability
- Necessary condition of barotropic and baroclinic instability
- Combined barotropic and baroclinic instability
- Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
Ionosphere: Formation of Ionosphere, Chemical processes, Ionospheric conductivity
- Planetary ionospheres
- Ionospheric exploration using rockets and satellites
- Langmuir probe
- temperature measurements
- airglow and aurora
- radio wave propagation in the ionosphere
Magnetosphere: Earth as a magnet, solar wind, types and theory of solar wind
- Frozen-in magnetic field
- interaction of solar wind with Earth’s magnetic field and formation of magnetosphere
- single particle motion in in homogeneous electric and magnetic fields
- Inter planetary magnetic field (IMF)
- geomagnetic storms
- van-allen radiation belts
- plasmasphere
- coronal holes
- CMEs
- satellite observations of various plasma domains and plasma instabilities
Evaluation process
Students need to write the proctored examination which will be conducted in person at the designated exam centres. Through this exam, they will be eligible for a verified certificate. The exam involves assignments and the proctored certification exam, with 25% marks and 75% marks, respectively. Students must score a minimum of 10 marks in the best eight assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course. Also, they need to secure at least 30% marks in the proctored certification exam. Therefore, a student must score>= 40/100 to get the certificate.
Instructors
IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, the Advanced Atmospheric Physics online course is approved by AICTE.
Prof. MV Sunil Krishna, Assistant Professor in Physics at IIT Roorkee, will be the course instructor.
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics certification course has three credit points that will be awarded to students after completion of the course.
The Advanced Atmospheric Physics classes will be delivered online by IIT Roorkee expert faculty.
You should first visit the official website and then register yourself. After that, you need to fill up the application form and wait for the admission confirmation.