5 credits
37.5 h + 22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Crucifix Michel; Fichefet Thierry;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
General characteristics of the atmosphere; thermodynamics of dry air and moist air; static stability of the atmosphere; atmospheric dynamics; atmospheric heat gains and losses; large-scale atmospheric mean flows; air masses, fronts and synoptic weather systems; weather forecasting; regional climatic processes; climate changes.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To acquire the basic notions of meteorology needed to understand the main atmospheric phenomena and weather forecasting as well as some additional training in climatology. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Other information
Prerequisite: BIR 1333 Bioclimatology [15; 7.5] (2 credits).
Reference book: Triplet, J.P. et G. Roche, Météorologie générale, Météo-France, Trappes, 317 pp., 1996.
Faculty or entity
GEOG
