Undergraduate Course: Meteorology: Weather and Climate (METE08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Meteorology |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to large-scale weather systems and climate processes. Radiation and climate, role of the oceans, greenhouse effect, atmospheric dynamics, global circulation, thunderstorms, hurricanes, mid-latitude weather systems, weather and climate forecasting. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | or 10:00 - 12:00 | | or 14:00 - 15:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | |
| First Class |
Week 18, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 201, Geology/Geophysics, Grant Institute |
| Additional information |
1.5 hour laboratory or tutorial class each week (choice of times), in weeks 3-11. In one session in weeks 8 and 9 half the students will do a lab from 3-4.30 (Mondays & Thursdays) or 11:-12:30 (Tuesdays) with the remainder doing a lab at the normal time. Students will be assigned to groups for this exercise alone to avoid clashes with any other classes they might have." |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will:
&· Have a broad knowledge of the main areas of large-scale Meteorology
&· Be able to describe:
o The components of the climate system
o The global radiation balance and the physics underlying the greenhouse effect
o The atmospheric structure leading to severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones, and the structure of air motions within them
o The structure and air motions in mid-latitude depressions and secondary depressions
&· Be able to explain a few of the modern approaches to weather and climate forecasting
&· Be aware of a range of standard applications used in meteorology to process and obtain data
&· Understand how the components of the climate system interact with each other
&· Be able to apply knowledge of the forces acting on the atmosphere to quantitatively interpret the atmospheric circulation
&· Be able to demonstrate their understanding through degree exam and course work. |
Assessment Information
Coursework 30%
Degree exam 70% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Tett
Tel:
Email: Simon.Tett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Helen Mckeating
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
Email: Helen.McKeating@ed.ac.uk |
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