Marine Meteorology MP 335
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Course Title
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Course No.
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No. of Hours
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Prerequisite
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Credit
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Lect.
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Prac.
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1
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Marine Meteorology
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MP 335
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3
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2
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3
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PHYS 110 + MS 201
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Objectives: Getting student familiar with the physical characteristics of the atmosphere as well as the dominant meteorological conditions over the oceans.
Contents: The atmosphere - Meteorological elements (temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, radiations) - Heat budget of the atmosphere - Hydrological cycle - Adiabatic processes - Atmospheric stability - Geostrophic and gradient winds – Dominant meteorological conditions over the oceans.
Practical: Utilization of marine meteorological stations. Meteorological instruments and measurements of various meteorological elements .Weather maps.
Text Book:
- Ahrens, C. D. (2002). Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 7th edition.
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