METR 340 - Synoptic Meteorology and Weather Analysis

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: Spring

Study of synoptic-scale weather features including cyclones, anticyclones, fronts, jet streams, and other phenomena. This course incorporates a lab intended to provide the student with hands-on work in weather analysis. Methods of gathering information within the troposphere will be paired with the necessary skills to detect important features at both the surface (fronts, pressure cells, air masses) and aloft (troughs, ridges, jet streams). Students will utilize upper-air charts, upper air soundings, and surface weather maps for feature location. Identification of features and the structure of synoptic and mesoscale systems is emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): GEOS 140 and MATH 251 or equivalent honors courses.