Course Description
An introduction to air-sea-land interactions that occur at the boundaries of continents. The course will cover atmospheric radiation, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics, mesoscale and synoptic scale weather systems, atmospheric boundary layers, and applications to engineering meteorology.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to write a 10-15 page term paper on a current problem in coastal meteorology. They will have additional questions requiring a higher level of understanding on exams.
Athena Title
Coastal Meteorology
Prerequisite
MATH 2500 and (PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1312-1312L)
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
MATH 2700
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to the air-water-land interactions that occur at land-water continental boundaries. 1. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of air-water-land interactions. 2. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the physical principals that determine air-water-land interactions. 3. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the influences that the air-water-land interactions have on mesoscale and synoptic scale weather systems. 4. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of atmospheric boundary layers at the air-water-land interface. 5.Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of some common engineering meteorology applications.
Topical Outline
Week 1: Solar and Terrestrial Radiation Week 2: Atmospheric Thermodynamics Week 3: Atmospheric Dynamics I Week 4: Atmospheric Dynamics II Week 5: Global Circulation, Air Masses, and Fronts Week 6: Extratropical Cyclones and Cyclogenesis Week 7: Tropical Storm Development Week 8: Tropical Storm Analysis and Forecasting Week 9: Planetary Boundary Layer and Air-Sea Interactions II Week 10: Planetary Boundary Layer and Air-Sea Interactions II Week 11: Scattering of Radiation Week 12: Coastal Phenomena I Week 13: Coastal Phenomena II Week 14: Offshore Meteorological Applications Week 15: Coastal Impacts