Course Objectives
The goal is to be able to read and understand weather maps and observation data from weather satellites, radar, and Amedus, and to be able to make specific weather forecasts up to two or three days in the future.
Rubric
| Ideal Level of Achievement (Very Good) | Standard Level of Achievement (Good) | Unacceptable Level of Achievement (Fail) |
| Evaluation 1 | Be able to read and understand weather maps and observation data from meteorological satellites, radar, and AMEDAS, and explain them in detail. | Be able to read and understand weather maps and observation data from meteorological satellites, radar, and AMEDAS. | Unable to read and understand weather maps and observation data from meteorological satellites, radar, and AMEDAS. |
| Evaluation 2 | student provides a specific weather forecast for the next few days. | student provides a rough weather forecast for the next few days. | student does not provide a rough weather forecast for the next few days. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
This class is designed to provide students the fundamental understanding of oceanic and atmospheric sciences. Including general weather conditions associated with high and low pressure. In this lecture, we will focus mainly on extratropical cyclones, and aim at understanding meteorology that is useful for practical use, using the basic theoretical system and many examples related to it.
Style:
Lecture and exercise
Notice:
Students are expected to attend all classes on time. Your grade will be based participation (attendance and homework : 20%) and on a examination (80%).
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Introduction |
Objectives of the course
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| 2nd |
The weather map |
Detail on the weather map
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| 3rd |
Low-pressure systems and fronts |
Knowing how one type of low-pressure system is formed
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| 4th |
Vertical profiles of pressure and temperature |
Vertical profile of atmosphere and effect of solar radiation
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| 5th |
Clouds(1) |
Movement of moist air, latent heat
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| 6th |
Clouds(2) |
Adiabatic processes, lapse rates and rising air
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| 7th |
Pressure Equilibrium and Atmospheric Pressure |
Knowing how the pressure of the air changes with altitude
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| 8th |
Midterm exam |
Midterm exam
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Atmospheric circulation |
Knowing the large-scale movement of air
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| 10th |
Jet stream |
Tropospheric Circulation and Jet Streams,
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| 11th |
High and low-pressure system |
Characteristics and mechanism of high and low-pressure
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| 12th |
Ships' meteorological observations |
The WMO Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) scheme
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| 13th |
Wind(1) |
Cause of wind, weather measuring instruments
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| 14th |
Wind(2) |
Geostrophic wind, gradient wind, surface wind
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| 15th |
Wind(3) |
Monsoon and local wind
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| 16th |
Final exam |
Final exam
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 100 |
| Basic Ability | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 |
| Technical Ability | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 |
| Interdisciplinary Ability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |