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Department of Physics

ΕΚ311

10ΕΚ311 Synoptic Meteorology (postgraduate)

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

Course outline

Course content

  • Vertical structure of atmosphere. Isobaric analysis. Surface charts and charts with height.
  • Air masses. Fronts. Depressions and anticyclones. Tropical cyclones.
  • 850 και 750 hPa chart. Temperature advection.
  • 500 hPa chart. Vorticity and vorticity advection. Vertical motion. Thickness.
  • 300 hPa chart. 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).