Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
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”.
Content
- The atmosphere
- Thermodynamics of dry air
- Thermodynamics of moist air and saturated air
- Condensation processes
- The vertical equilibrium in the atmosphere
- Reminders and complementary notions of mechanics
- The wind
- Heat inputs in the atmopshere
- The general circulation of the atmosphere
- Air masses and their evolution
- Weather systems
Teaching methods
Theoretical lectures in classroom. Tutored practicals. Commented visit of the Wing Meteo of the Belgian Air Force (Beauvechain). Homework: analysis of a particular meteorological situation.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam with written preparation (75% of the final mark). Homework (25% of the final mark).
Online resources
The slides projected during the lectures are available on MoodleUCL.
Bibliography
Gordon, A., W. Grace, P. Schwerdtfeger and R. Byron-Scott, 1998: Dynamic Meteorology: A Basic Course. Arnold, LOndon, U.K., 325 pp.
Malardel, S., 2005 : Fondamentaux de Météorologie. Cépaduès éditions, Toulouse, France, 708 pp.
Malardel, S., 2005 : Fondamentaux de Météorologie. Cépaduès éditions, Toulouse, France, 708 pp.
Teaching materials
- Triplet, J.P. et G. Roche, 1986: Météorologie Générale. Ecole Nationale de la Météorologie, Météo-France, Toulouse, 317 pp.
Faculty or entity
GEOG
