GES3850

The Australian atmospheric environment: A synoptic-scale approach

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Professor Nigel Tapper

6 points + 3 hours per week (two lectures and one lecture plus one 2-hour practical in alternate weeks), compulsory field excursion + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Second-year physical geography or environmental science or mathematics or permission + Prohibition: ATM3212

Synopsis: Synoptic-scale weather processes and phenomena of importance in the Australasian region. Atmospheric stability and air mass characteristics. Origins of horizontal motion and the thermal wind concept. Processes important in the generation of synoptic-scale weather systems. Tropical and temperate weather systems and their development in the Australasian region. Weather forecasting in the region.

Assessment: Written (2000 words): 40% + Examination (2 hours): 40% + Practical work/fieldwork: 20%