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MET 356 — SYNOPTIC ANALYSIS AND NOWCASTING

BSc BSc Meteorology and Climate Science · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Air mass analysis: Upper and mid-level humidity, Tephigrams; Local wind system: Thunderstorms and mesoscale convection systems, Analysis, prediction, nowcasting and observation of mesoscale weather, Interpretation of satellite and radar images, Nowcasting techniques under operational conditions; Definitions: ITD, Monsoon, African Easterly Jet (AEJ); Extratropical interactions and upper level analysis, African Easterly Wave (AEW) diagnostics, Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) forecasting techniques: Current tools; ECMWF and French model wind profiles and surface charts, Radiosondes; Satellite imagery, Climatology, Kelvin waves/Rossby waves, Teleconnections, ENSO, MJO

Credits
3
Level
Level 300

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