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Department of Physics

19409

19409  Synoptic Meteorology  

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS342   

Course Content

  • Vertical structure of atmosphere. Isobaric analysis. Surface charts and charts with height.
  • Air masses. Fronts. Depressions and anticyclones. Tropical cyclones.
  • Temperature advection analysis on charts.
  • Vertical motion. Thickness. Jet stream. Rossby waves. Divergence/convergence.
  • Structure and motion of synoptic scale systems. Cyclogenesis and anticyclogenesis.  
  • Characteristic weather types in Greece related with extreme events.

Laboratory experiments:

  • Surface charts  (2 weeks).
  • 850 και 700 hPa chart.
  • 500 hPa chart.
  • 300 hPa chart.
  • Satellite data associated with the analysis of weather charts.Thermodynamic structure of atmosphere. Tephigrams.
  • Combined analysis of weather charts (case studies).
  • Verification of forecasts (case studies).