Undergraduate Course: Global Climate and Weather (METE09001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Meteorology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An introduction to large-scale weather systems and climate processes. Radiation and climate, greenhouse effect, stratospheric ozone, ozone hole, atmospheric dynamics, global circulation, thunderstorms, hurricanes, mid-latitude weather systems, weather and climate forecasting, role of the oceans. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will be able to:
describe the global radiation balance, the physics underlying the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion and show a quantitative understanding of simple models of radiative transfer in the atmosphere
describe the atmospheric structure leading to severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones and the structure of air motions within them
estimate updraught speeds in severe thunderstorms from radiosonde data
describe the properties of air masses and fronts affecting the British Isles
describe the structure and air motions in mid-latitude depressions and secondary depressionsand show an inderstanding of their energetics
display a basic understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere and its interaction with the underlying ocean and land
calculate gradient and thermal winds
explain modern approaches to weather and climate forecasting and to show an appreciation of the limitations of forecasting methods |
Assessment Information
Coursework 30%
Degree exam 70% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Tett
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Course secretary | Mrs Helen Mckeating
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
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