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Undergraduate Course: Meteorology: Atmosphere and Environment (METE08001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMeteorology Other subject areaEnvironmental Courses
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introduction to the physical processes occurring in the Earth's atmosphere. Interpretation of weather maps and satellite images, cloud types and formation, atmospheric structure, thermodynamic processes, rain formation, solar and terrestrial radiation, energy balance at the surface, cumulus and cumulonimbus convection, air pollution.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Meteorology: Atmosphere and Environment2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course you will have a broad knowledge of the main areas of Meteorology and you will be able to:
- Use and evaluate numerical and graphical data:
- Interpret weather maps in terms of local weather
- Plot and interpret vertical temperature and moisture soundings
- Observe, code and plot weather elements in standard format
- Recognise cloud types and be able to describe their formation mechanisms
- Describe the basic processes occurring in the atmospheric boundary layer
- Describe and explain the structure, physics and dynamics of thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail formation
- Describe the layers of the atmosphere from the surface to 100km+
- Explain the basic physics of atmospheric processes, such as radiation at the surface, water in the atmosphere and its phase changes
- Carry out routine lines of enquiry into professional level problems
- Undertake critical analysis and synthesis of mainstream ideas as part of the coursework assessment.
Assessment Information
70%: Examination at the end of First Semester in December
30%: Coursework
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Introducing Meteorology: A Guide to Weather, J. Shonk
Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey (2nd Ed), J.M. Wallace and P.V. Hobbs
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsMet A&E
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 6750
Email: David.S.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Meredith Corey
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
Email: meredith.corey@ed.ac.uk
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