Syllabus for Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• describe the atmosphere's structure and how meteorological parameters (temperature, air pressure, humidity) vary in time and space
• describe the global circulation of the atmosphere, frontal systems and atmospheric motions on a local scale
• describe the Earth's climate and factors affecting it
• describe how meteorological observations are performed and how they are used in the forecast work

Content

Radiation, temperature and wind conditions in the atmosphere. Condensation and precipitation. Air masses and fronts. Low and high pressure systems. Tropical meteorology. Meteorological standard instruments and their accuracy. Cloud classification. Climatology.

Instruction

Lectures and home assignments. All teaching is made online.

Assessment

Home assignments 5.5 credits, written examination 2 credits .

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.