MET 10L - Meteorology Laboratory

Institution:

De Anza College

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Description:

(Formerly Meteorology 50L.) (See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: Mathematics 212 or equivalent. Prerequisite or Corequisite: Meteorology 10L students must also enroll in, or have already completed, Meteorology 10. Advisory: English Writing 211 and Reading 211 (or Language Arts 211), or English as a Second Language 272 and 273. Three hours laboratory. Introductory weather lab in which students work with observational data, graphics products, charts and instruments used by synoptic meteorologists to forecast weather. Lab sessions will include current weather products downloaded from the American Meteorological Society's "Online Weather Studies" home page which habeen specifically designed for this course and from De Anza College's automated rooftop weather station. Students will practice the analysis and decision-making skills employed by meteorologists to diagnose air patterns, understand air motions and predict future atmospheric conditions.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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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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