Meteorology [ LPHY1365 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
37.5 h + 22.5 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Crucifix Michel ;
Fichefet Thierry ;
van Ypersele de Strihou Jean-Pascal ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Aims |
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”.
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| Other information |
Prerequisite: BIR 1333 Bioclimatology [15; 7.5] (2 credits).
Reference book: Triplet, J.P. et G. Roche, Météorologie générale, Météo-France, Trappes, 317 pp., 1996.
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> GEOG
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