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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Earth Sciences

625-227 Weather and Climate Systems

Credit Points:

12.5

Coordinator:

Dr RC Lile

Prerequisite/s:

625-226

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 lectures (two hours per week); 39 hours practical work (three hours per week). Some practical work may be computer-based and may take place at times decided by the students

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend:

  • the interactions between atmospheric energy on various scales;

Have developed:

  • skills in interpreting standard Bureau of Meteorology products;

Appreciate:

  • the distinction between weather and climate.

Content:

This subject deals with weather systems ranging from global to human scales. Dynamical features of a rotating earth. The boundary layer, emphasising the urban boundary layer. Mesoscale systems and severe local weather. Mid-latitude systems: extra-tropical cyclones; heat lows; anticyclones. Low latitude systems: subtropical and tropical cyclones, monsoons.

Assessment:

Practical work; problem sheets; a 2-hour written examination.
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