2009 Course Handbook
GEOS857: Advanced Meteorology
Topics in this unit include theoretical aspects of mesoscale meteorology; thermodynamics; equations of motion; continuity equations; circulation and vorticity; perturbation theory fronts and frontogenesis; cyclones and cyclogenesis; numerical prediction; the general circulation of the atmosphere.
| Credit Points: | 5 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: No session) |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Richard De Dear |
| Prerequisites: | Permission of Executive Dean of Faculty |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Science |