Department of Physics

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).