MET 10 - Weather Processes

Institution:

De Anza College

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Description:

(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: Mathematics 212 or equivalent. Advisory: English Writing 211 and Reading 211 (or Language Arts 211), or English as a Second Language 272 and 273. Four hours lecture. Introduction to the principles of the science of meteorology including: history of the science; origin, evolution and structure of the atmosphere; major atmospheric variables that determine weather; global and local wind circulation; air masses and frontal systems; birth and development of extratropical and tropical cyclones and associated severe weather phenomena; weather map analysis and interpretation; objective techniques used by meteorologists to forecast weather.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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