Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-907 Course Name: Meteorology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction: basic definitions and processes, historical development and scopes of meteorology. Thermal structure of the atmosphere and its composition. Radiation: basic laws of rayleigh and mie scattering. Vertical stability of the atmosphere: dry and moist air parcel. | |
| 2 | Climatology: fundamental principles of climatology. Earth’s radiation balance. Cloud formation and classification, precipitation and water balance. Air masses, monsoon, jet streams, tropical cyclones, and ENSO. Classification of climates: Koppen and Thornthwaite scheme of classification. Global climate change. | |
| 3 | Aviation meteorology: Role of meteorology in aviation, weather hazards associated with takeoff cruising and landing, inflight, icing, turbulence, visibility, fog, clouds, rain, gusts, wind shear and thunderstorms, nowcasting and very short range forecasting. | |
| 4 | Satellite meteorology: meteorological satellites, polar orbiting and geostationary satellites, visible and infrared radiometers, multiscanner radiometers. Identification of synoptic systems, fog and sandstorms, detection of cyclones, estimation of SST, cloud top temperatures, winds and rainfall, temperature and humidity soundings. | |
