Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course student should be able to:
Course Content
Aspects of the earth and its atmosphere – the earth’s atmosphere, origin, composition and structure of the atmosphere, energy and warming of the atmosphere seasonal and daily temperatures, humidity, and condensation, cloud development, precipitation and its measurements, winds – small scale, local and global systems. The concepts of climate change, weather forecasting, and climate modelling. Tropical storms, their formation and impacts.
Required Reading
Recommended Reading