Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Come Rain or Shine: Understanding the Weather
University of Reading and The Royal Meteorological Society
This three week course explores the physical processes underlying the weather systems, that impact on many aspects of our lives.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Peter Inness
Lecturer in Meteorology, University of Reading
University of Reading
Dr Sylvia Knight
Head of Education for the Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the weather features associated with depressions, anticyclones and the four main air masses which affect the UK
- Interpret a synoptic or weather chart to provide details about wind speed and direction, precipitation and cloud cover
- Describe some of the physical processes which give rise to weather, such as convection, condensation, pressure gradients and the Coriolis force
- Investigate local weather conditions using readily available instruments
- Explain some of the processes which transfer energy through the Earth system, including the transient effects of volcanoes and changes in the Earth’s orbit, and how these processes relate to the Earth’s climate
- Apply their understanding of mid-latitude weather systems to the analysis of weather data and images
Syllabus
Week 1:
- Introduction to high and low pressure systems
- Weather and climate differences
- Depressions and anticyclones
Week 2:
- Where does weather come from and why does it rain?
- Air masses and types of rain
- Measuring the weather
Week 3:
- Global controls on weather
- Global atmospheric circulation
- Other weather systems: Monsoons, Tropical cyclones and El Niño/La Niña.
Issued on 13th August 2016
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