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280374 VO PM-Alpin: Mountain Meteorology (NPI) (2022S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Examination dates
Lecturers
Classes
Raum 2F513: Fr, 09:00-11:00
First session on 4th March 2022.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Oral exam, 3 questions, approximately 45 minutes.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Demonstrated ability to describe and discuss the basic mechanisms of mountain weather phenomena.
Grading system:
- Flawless performance during the oral test: 1.
- Minor mistakes and/or imprecise statements: 2.
- Major mistakes in 1 out of 3 questions: 3.
- Major mistakes in 2 out of 3 questions: 4.
Grading system:
- Flawless performance during the oral test: 1.
- Minor mistakes and/or imprecise statements: 2.
- Major mistakes in 1 out of 3 questions: 3.
- Major mistakes in 2 out of 3 questions: 4.
Examination topics
The whole material presented during the lectures.
Reading list
Lecture slides, textbooks (detailed information will be given during the first lecture).
Association in the course directory
E732
Last modified: Th 10.03.2022 13:09
The development of Covid-19 during the upcoming semester cannot be foreseen at the moment. If new restrictions are introduced, the planned lecture schedule, the administration of exams and the mode of evaluation may have to be adapted. Students will be informed as soon as possible about any changes that may become necessary.The course describes the impact of mountains on the atmosphere on spatial scales ranging from synoptic to micro. The
course prioritizes theoretical arguments, but examples of field observations in mountainous terrain are presented
throughout. Topics include: lee cyclogenesis, mountain waves, foehn, thermally-driven breeze systems, orographic precipitation, boundary-layer processes over complex orography.