A video lecture titled, ‘Basic Thermodynamics’ from the e-learning course, ‘Introduction to Atmospheric Science’ developed by C Balaji, IIT Madras, for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India. This video lecture explains and details the first law of thermodynamics (Q – W = Delta E) in the context of atmospheric science.
Students will be introduced to the first law of thermodynamics. They will further be introduced to terms such as adiabatic and isothermal processes and related equations and methods of calculating geo-potential thickness using Radiosonde data.
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| About Tool | |
| Tool Name | Basic Thermodynamics |
| Discipline | Physics, Earth Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Thermodynamics, Atmospheric Physics, Planetary Energy Balance, First Law of Thermodynamics, Adiabatic Process, Isothermal Process, Energy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth system, Earth’s Climate, Atmosphere |
| Climate Topic | Climate and the Atmosphere |
| Type of tool | Video |
| Grade Level | Undergraduate, Graduate |
| Location | Global |
| Language | English |
| Translation | – |
| Developed by | C Balaji, IIT Madras |
| Hosted at | NPTEL |
| Link | |
| Access | Online |
| Computer Skills | Basic |
