UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC)
Department of Geography and Environmental Systems
Course ID
:
GES 311
Course Title
:
Weather and Climate
Days
:
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time
:
10:00 - 11:15
Location
:
Information Technology, Room 227
Instructor
:
Dr. Ali Tokay
SOND 211
tokay@umbc.edu
Office hours
: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 - 10:30
Grading
:
test1: 15 points -
test2: 15 points -
test3: 15 points -
test4: 15 points -
homework: 4 x 10 points = 40 points
NO EXCUSE
for the absence of the any exams except for the athletics and some exceptional cases.
Textbook
:
Meteorology Today, 13th edition by C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson (highly recommended)
Course Content
:
01. The Earth and its Atmosphere
02. Energy: Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere
03. Seasonal and Daily Temperature
04. Atmospheric Moisture
05. Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds
06. Stability and Cloud Development
07. Precipitation
08. Air Pressure and Winds
09. Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems
10. Wind: Global Systems
11. Air Masses and Fronts
12. Mid-Latitude Weather Systems
Homework
Sample Tests
NASA Goodard Space Flight Center summer student program