SCI 103 Meteorology
- Description
- Curriculum
Meteorology is a self-study course whose grade is based solely on the final examination. This course of study that is necessary to be prepared for the final examination consists of sixteen lessons based on the readings from the textbook. Students should read the entire text of all the reading assignments. There are no formal homework assignments, but students are encouraged to answer all the review questions at the end of each Lesson to ensure that they have understood the relevant course material are well prepared for the final exam.
This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of basic meteorology, essential background for further discussion of changes in weather and climate. The topics to be discussed in this course include the structure of the atmosphere; weather processes, systems and phenomena; climate and climatic change, economic impact of weather.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe the Earth’s climate system and physical mechanisms of climate change.
- Explain potential climate change impacts, mitigation options, and adaptation strategies.
- Identify and assess key issues at the intersection of climate and society.
- Analyze and present modeled and observed climate data.
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Chapter 1: The Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate -
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SCI 103 – Quiz 1 -
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Chapter 2: Composition of the Atmosphere
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Chapter 3: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere
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SCI 103 – Quiz 2
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Chapter 4: Some Weather Basics
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Chapter 5: Energy
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SCI 103 – Quiz 3
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Chapter 6: Atmospheric Influences on Insolation
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Chapter 7: Where are the highest levels of Solar Radiation?
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SCI 103 – Quiz 4
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Chapter 8: The Concept of Pressure
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Chapter 9: Measuring Wind
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SCI 103 – Quiz 5
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Chapter 10: Indices of Water Vapor Content
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Chapter 11: Types of Static Stability: Conditionally Unstable
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SCI 103 – Quiz 6
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Chapter 12: Growth of Cloud Droplets
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Chapter 13: Distribution of Precipitation
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SCI 103 – Quiz 7
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Chapter 14: Air–Sea Interactions
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Chapter 16: The Upper Troposphere
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SCI 103 – Quiz 8
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Chapter 17: Formation of Air Masses
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Chapter 18: Polar Front Theory
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Chapter 19: Processes of Lightning Formation
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Chapter 20: Hurricanes around the Globe: The Tropical Setting
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SCI 103 – Quiz 9
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Chapter 21: Weather Forecasting—Both Art and Science
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Chapter 22: Atmospheric Pollutants
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Chapter 23: Urban Heat Islands
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Chapter 23: Climate
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Chapter 24: Methods for Determining Past Climates
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Chapter 25: Factors Involved in Climatic Change
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Chapter 26: General Circulation Models
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Chapter 27: Cloud and Precipitation Optics
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SCI 103 – Quiz 10
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SCI 103 Questions and answers
