Atmospheric Science (GATE XE) — GATE Engineering Sciences (XE) Prep
Vertical Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere; Blackbody Radiation and Radiation Balance; Modes of Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere; Greenhouse Effect; Cloud Types; Laws of Thermodynamics; Gas Laws; Hydrostatic Equation; Clausius Clapeyron Equation; Adiabatic Processes, Humidity in the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Stability; Global Radiation Budget, Role of Greenhouse Gases. Navier-Stokes and Continuity Equations; Compressible and Incompressible Fluids; Pressure Gradient, Centripetal, Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces; Geostrophic, Gradient and Cyclostrophic Balances; Circulations and Vorticity, General Circulation of the Atmosphere. Broad Features of Indian Monsoons; Fundamentals of Tropical Cyclones.
- Exam: GATE Engineering Sciences (XE)
- Section: XE7 Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (35M, choose any two)