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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
geography
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Amit Tubi
Coordinator Office Hours:
Tuesday, 12:10-13:10
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Amit Tubi
Mr. Boaz Hilman
Course/Module description:
The course discusses the climate system, its main processes and various atmospheric phenomena.
Course/Module aims:
Basic familiarity with the climate system, main atmospheric processes and atmospheric phenomena
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understand basic atmospheric processes, synoptic-scale weather systems and the climate system at large.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures course instructor and teaching assistants.
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction: the climate system, meteorology and climatology, composition and structure of the atmosphere
2. Pressure and temperature in the atmosphere
3. Effects of solar radiation on the atmosphere
4. Humidity in the atmosphere
5. Atmospheric stability and temperature lapse rates
6. Atmospheric dynamics: pressure maps, high and low pressure systems, forces affecting air flow.
7. Synoptic systems: wind flow around barometric lows and highs, mechanisms generating lows and highs
8. Meso-scale wind flow, sea breeze, topographical effects on wind, cloud formations
9. Global-scale wind flow, ocean-atmosphere feedbacks
10. Global climate, temperature and rainfall distributions
11. Climate change
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
1. Ahrens, D.C., Brooks-Cole, Meteorology Today (various editions)
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 15 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 5 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
No additional info.
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