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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Designed by IIT Roorkee, the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences online course features their professor, MV Sunil Krishna, as the program instructor. The curriculum will span over 12 weeks and is divided into 60 presentations, each around 30 minutes long. This elective training will deal with the Earth’s atmosphere and space physics.
The Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification is appropriate for students at the graduate and postgraduate level, covering aspects about the Earth’s atmospheric evolution and the chemical and physical reasons behind weather and climate changes. Candidates will study the Earth’s ionosphere, neutral atmosphere, and several plasma processes during this course. The principles of the interrelations between space and atmospheric physics as well as basic scientific tools and techniques will be discussed as well.
The Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences training will conduct weekly practice assignments to promote better knowledge acquisition. Towards the end, candidates can also opt for the external proctored exam. The digital certificate will be provided based on the assignment and the exam scores.
The Highlights
- Postgraduate/undergraduate level
- An ongoing elective program
- Course-end e-certificate
- Renowned educator
- Online training
- 12-week certification
- Under the discipline of Physics
- Curriculum conducted in English only
- Graded practice assignments
- Books and reference material
- Proctored exam
- Created by IIT Roorkee
Programme Offerings
- Register for free
- Weekly Assessments
- External examination
- Online training
- Conducted in English
- elective course
- under physics category
- course-end e-certificate
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Roorkee |
- The Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences training is available for free. Interested candidates may choose to answer the external exam by paying Rs. 1,000/- and receive the certificate.
Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences fee structure
Course Title | Total fee |
Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences (audit only) | Free |
Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences (with certificate) | Rs. 1,000/- |
Eligibility Criteria
The Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification does not have any prerequisites per se. However, candidates must have BSc or B.Tech level Physics knowledge before joining the course.
Certification qualifying details
Students must apply for Swayam’s proctored test and acquire at least 30 upon 75 in it and an average of 10 upon 25 or more, for their weekly assignments. Candidates have to fulfill this criterion to receive the verified certificate.
What you will learn
After studying the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification syllabus, candidates will be familiar with the following aspects:
- Evolution, structure, and chemical composition of Earth’s atmosphere
- Evolution of terrestrial planets such as Mars and Venus
- Thermodynamic aspects of Earth’s atmosphere
- Formation of weather and its processes
- Layers and their processes in the ionosphere
- Atmospheric stability, fundamental forces, pseudo-adiabatic procedures, temperature variations
- Essentials of Earth’s upper atmosphere
- Particle motion
- The relation between plasma physics and ionosphere
Who it is for
M.Sc. students in physics, chemistry, and mathematics are ideal for the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification. Candidates pursuing their M. Tech in atmospheric sciences or B.Tech. Civil/Mechanical engineering will find the course enjoyable as well. With this course, pre-PhD aspirants can also gain important insights required for their research.
Admission Details
Step 1. Visit https://swayam.gov.in/ to participate in the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification course.
Step 2. Choose the ‘Sign-in/Register’ option to open the account. Either log in via your Swayam profile details or create one by following the on-screen requirements.
Step 3. Choose ‘send verification code’.
Step 4. Receiving the verification code on your registered email, fill it in, and choose the ‘Verify Code’ tab.
Step 5. Complete the account by choosing the ‘Create’ tab.
Application Details
The Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences certification course does have any application forms. Candidates have to merely create an account by mentioning the username, password, and email address to enrol or register via their Swayam/Facebook/Google/Microsoft account to do the same.
The Syllabus
- Atmospheric evolution
- Solar radiation
- Present-day atmospheric constituents
- Various stages in the evolution of the earth’s atmosphere,
- Formation of ozone
- Carbon budget
- Oxygen chemistry and life on earth.
- Variation of temperature with height
- Density and ionization with altitude
- Classification of atmosphere based on temperature & pressure
- Hydrostatic equation
- Hypsometric equation
- Fundamental forces
- Non-inertial forces
- Momentum equations governing the motions in the atmosphere
- Curvature effect
- Various scales of atmospheric motions
- Hydrostatic equilibrium
- Hypsometric equation
- Geopotential height
- Thermodynamic system
- Equilibrium state
- Stability
- Gas laws
- Avogadro hypothesis
- Gas constant
- Dry air
- Mixture of gases
- Mean molecular mass
- Humidity variables
- Moist air,
- Virtual temperature
- Enthalpy
- Adiabatic processes
- Air parcel
- Mixing ratio and specific humidity
- Saturation vapor pressure
- Relative humidity
- Dew point
- Frost point
- Lifting condensation level
- Wet-bulb temperature
- Latent heats
- Pseudo-adiabatic processes
- Equivalent potential temperature
- Parcel lapse rates
- Convection of air
- Collision and coalescence processes
- Cloud formation
- Ascent of clouds and types
- Cloud morphology
- Cloud classification
- Atmospheric stability conditions
- Brunt-Vaisala frequency
- Stable
- Unstable and neutral atmosphere
- Cloud seeding and precipitation
- Droplet growth
- Curvature effect and solute effect
- Radial growth of droplets by diffusion
- Earth’s upper atmosphere
- Ionosphere
- Various layers and chemistry of ionosphere
- Types of reactions
- Chapman's theory of layer production
- Hydrogen in ionosphere
- Debye's shielding
- Debye's potential
- Particle motion in the uniform electric field
- Particle motion in uniform magnetic field
- Guiding center
- Particle motion in gradient magnetic fields
- Gradient drift
- Curvature drift
- Vacuum drift
- Planetary ring current
- Magnetic mirroring
- Loss cone
- Airglow
- Aurora
Evaluation process
Students are informed about when the URL for the registration forms are open. They have to fill out these forms and pay the requisite fee for the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences program exam.
Swayam will conduct this program’s proctored test on 24 April 2021. Candidates must sit for it in-person, at the designated centre. Acquiring at least 30 out of 75 in this evaluation and 10 out of 25 (or more) in their assignments will grant them the Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences course certificate.
Instructors
IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The curriculum is recognized by industries and organizations such as CSIR, ISRO, and DRDO.
No. Candidates are not expected to have any specific training other than what is mentioned in the eligibility criteria.
Candidates can visit the course website and find the ‘Books and References’ section above the ‘Instructor bio’ part. Visit https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ph16/preview for more details.
Go to the course page and scroll to the bottom. Click on the ‘SWAYAM Helpline/Support’ option to inquire about this course’s doubts.
No. This is an online program. However, candidates who choose to answer the external exam will have to appear at the designated center to sit for it.