Academic Calendar - 2021 ARCHIVE

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Geography 2310A/B

WEATHER AND CLIMATE


Fundamentals of the physical processes underlying weather and climate; radiant energy, energy balances, clouds, atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics; principles of the "Greenhouse Effect", mid-latitude cyclones and aspects of weather forecasting, severe weather phenomenon and atmospheric optics.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 course from Geography 1100, Geography 1200A/B, Geography 1300A/B, Geography 1400F/G, Geography 1500F/G, Geography 2131A/B, Geography 2132A/B, Geography 2133A/B, Geography 2142A/B, Geography 2152F/G, Geography 2153A/B; or 0.5 course from Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Calculus, Environmental Science or Physics at 1000-1999 level; or enrolment in the Major in Physical Geography and Environment or in an Honours Earth Science Program for Professional Registration.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: GEOGRAPH

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