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MCM 211 Synoptic Meteorology

ND2 levelManagement & Administration12 topics

MCM 211 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Air masses
  2. Air mass production and transformation
  3. Classification and sources of air masses
  4. Fronts and surface discontinuity
  5. Frontogenesis and frontolysis
  6. Occlusions and thermal structure of cyclones
  7. Extratropical cyclones and anticyclones
  8. Tropical storm formation and intensification
  9. Jet streams and clear air turbulence
  10. Equatorial synoptic features
  11. Radar and satellite meteorology for cyclone detection
  12. Synoptic weather chart analysis and streamlines

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Air masses

Air masses are large bodies of air that have uniform temperature and humidity characteristics, formed over particular source regions. Mastering their classification, characteristics, and influence on weather is essential for predicting synoptic-scale weather patterns in the Nigerian context.

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