UMass IGS Course: Advanced Synoptic Meteorology

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Advanced Synoptic Meteorology (Lowell)

Professor: COLBY, JR., FRANK P.
85.502, 3 credits.
This course is an elective.
Course Webpage: n/a

This course is not currently available for registration.

Supports the following Option Areas:

MASMA - Marine and Atmospheric System Modeling and Analysis

MOT - Marine Observation Technologies

Abstract:

This course is designed for graduate students who have a strong background in mathematics and physics, but whose meteorology preparation is weak. The basic concepts of weather forecasting and analysis on synoptic scales are covered theoretically as well as in application to case studies and current weather. The coursework encourages the development of three-dimensional visualization techniques and an appreciation of the physics which controls weather systems.