C5 Physics of Atmospheres & Oceans - Schedule 2025/26

Michaelmas Term 2025			Lectures			Classes
Week 1	Mon	13 Oct	11:00	TK	C5 Introduction
	Wed	15 Oct	11:00	TK	Thermodynamics
	Fri	17 Oct	11:00	TK	Thermodynamics
Week 2	Mon	20 Oct	11:00	TK	Thermodynamics
	Wed	22 Oct	11:00	TK	Thermodynamics
	Fri	24 Oct	11:00	TK	Thermodynamics	17:00 Hand in P1: Intro.
Week 3	Mon	27 Oct	11:00	TK	Radiation	P1: Intro. Classes
	Wed	29 Oct	11:00	TK	Radiation
	Fri	31 Oct	11:00	TK	Radiation
Week 4	Mon	3 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation
	Wed	5 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation
	Fri	7 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation	17:00 Hand in P2: Thermo.
Week 5	Mon	10 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation	P2: Thermo. Classes
	Wed	12 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation
	Fri	14 Nov	11:00	TK	Radiation
Week 6	Mon	17 Nov	11:00	PS	Clouds
	Wed	19 Nov	11:00		Clouds	[Cancelled]
	Fri	21 Nov	11:00	PS	Clouds	17:00 Hand in P3: Rad.
Week 7	Mon	24 Nov	11:00	PS	Clouds	P3: Rad. Classes
	Wed	26 Nov	11:00		Clouds
	Fri	28 Nov	11:00	PS	Clouds
Week 8	Mon	1 Dec	11:00	PS	Clouds
	Wed	3 Dec	11:00	PS	Clouds
	Fri	5 Dec	11:00	PS	Clouds	[added to replace 19/26 Nov lectures]
Total:					23 22 Lectures	3 Classes
Hilary Term 2026			Lectures			Classes
Week 1	Tue	20 Jan	10:00	TJW	GFD
	Fri	23 Jan	10:00	TJW	GFD	17:00 Hand in P4: Clouds
Week 2	Tue	27 Jan	10:00	TJW	GFD	P4: Clouds Classes
	Fri	30 Jan	10:00	TJW	GFD
Week 3	Tue	3 Feb	10:00	TJW	GFD
	Fri	6 Feb	10:00	TJW	GFD
Week 4	Tue	10 Feb	10:00	NEB	Instruments
	Fri	13 Feb	10:00	NEB	Instruments
Week 5	Tue	17 Feb	10:00	MRA	Climate Dynamics	(15:15-18:00) Instruments Class, Groups A,B,C
	Wed	18 Feb				(15:15-18:00) Instruments Class: Groups D,E,F
	Fri	20 Feb	10:00	MRA	Climate Dynamics	17:00 Hand in P5: GFD
Week 6	Tue	24 Feb	10:00	MRA	Climate Dynamics	P5: GFD Classes
	Fri	27 Feb	10:00	MRA	Climate Dynamics
Week 7	Tue	3 Mar	10:00		[spare]
	Fri	6 Mar	10:00		[spare]	17:00 Hand in P6: Inst/CD
Week 8	Tue	10 Mar	10:00		[spare]	P6: Inst/CD Classes
	Fri	13 Mar	10:00		[spare]
Total:					12 Lectures	3 Classes + Group Exercise
Trinity Term 2026			Lectures			Classes
Week 1	Mon	27 Apr	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Tue	28 Apr	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Wed	29 Apr	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
Week 2	Mon	4 May	10:00		[spare]
	Tue	5 May	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Wed	6 May	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
Week 3	Mon	11 May	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Tue	12 May	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Wed	13 May	10:00	TJW	Adv. GFD
	Fri	15 May				17:00 Hand in P7: Adv.GFD
Week 4	Mon	18 May	10:00		[spare]	P7: Adv.GFD Classes
	Tue	19 May	10:00		[spare]
	Wed	20 May	10:00		[spare]
	Fri	22 May				17:00 Hand in P8: Revision (2024 C5 paper)
Week 5	Mon	25 May				P8: Revision Classes
Total:					8 Lectures	2 Classes
Year Total:					42 Lectures	8 Classes

Lecturers

• TK: Tad Komacek
• PS: Philip Stier
• TJW: Tim Woollings
• NEB: Neil Bowles
• MRA: Myles Allen

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