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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geography
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Uri Dayan
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wed. 11:00-12:00
Teaching Staff:
Prof Uri Dayan
Course/Module description:
Deals with the description, analysis and forecasting of atmospheric movements of large dimensions, ie pressure systems such as highs and lows and weather forecasting specified geographic locations, based on synoptic observations of the World Meteorological Networks
Course/Module aims:
Diagnosis and analysis of synoptic systems.
Learning the synoptic flow around these systems.
Understanding the dynamic processes of synoptic systems.
Study the nature of the weather conditions induced by the position and strength of these barometric weather systems.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Analyzing weather charts and thermodynamic diagrams
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and Frontal exercise + home exercises
Course/Module Content:
Syllabus Course Plan :
Introduction and learning objectives : Explain the concept of synoptic meteorology , synoptic forecasting and synoptic weather observation .
The change of atmospheric pressure in vertical and horizontal and how it dictates the weather changes .
Pressure map : Sea Level Pressure maps, basic pressure systems: Lows and Highs.
Upper level charts, the temperature dependence on thickness pressure.
Newton 's laws of motion
. Hydrostatic equilibrium - neglecting the vertical component of the wind in synoptic systems. The four forces controlling the horizontal movement of air masses: pressure gradient , friction, Coriolis and centrifugal Types and properties of synoptic wind system : balanced flow , the development of geostrophic flow, gradient winds , the effect of friction on the wind , Eckman spiral flow, and shear cyclonic and anticyclone flow. Divergence and convergence in the horizontal flow , vertical motion in the atmosphere.Mixing in the atmosphere. Identifying areas of convergence and divergence.
Pressure variation with height systems. Barotropic and Baroclinic atmosphere.
The Planetary scale, thermal winds
Moisture in the atmosphere and changes in air mass features caused by vertical movement .
Atmospheric stability , development of adiabatic profiles using the first law of thermodynamics . Examining the stability of an atmospheric layer.
Required Reading:
No required reading
Additional Reading Material:
C.D. Ahrens: Meteorology Today (Sixth Edition) Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999.
R.G. Barry and A.M. Perry: Synoptic Climatology, Methuen and Co. Ltd, London, 1973.
R. G. Barry and R.J. Chorley: Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, Seventh Edition, Routledge, 1998.
H. B. Bluestein: Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes, Vol1, 2, Oxford University Press, 1992.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 90 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
No additional information
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