WX 355 - Weather Analysis

Institution:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

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5 Credits This course presents conceptual models of synoptic weather features and applies them to analysis of meteorological data fields. Meteorological codes for surface and upper air data are surveyed and the basic conventions of surface and upper air charts are introduced. Labs cover the standard tools of weather analysis and give students practice constructing and using isopleths of pressure, temperature, dew point, and geopotential height. The horizontal and vertical structure of fronts is examined through pattern recognition of standard meteorological variables, atmospheric thickness, and cross-section analyses. Methods for analyzing wind fields, such as streamlines, air parcel trajectories, and jet stream identification, are presented. Students practice conceptually integrating satellite and radar data to verify and refine their analyses in accordance with dynamical principles. This course covers both manual (handdrawn) weather map techniques and computer meteorological analysis software packages. Prerequisite: WX 353. Corequisite: WX 354.

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0.00 - 5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.erau.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 222-3728

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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