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GIS-847 Climatology
Campus
SCEE (IGIS)
Programs
PG
Session
Summer Semester 2016
Course Title
Climatology
Course Code
GIS-847
Credit Hours
3 (3+0)
Pre-Requisutes
Core Courses
Course Objectives
This course provides an understanding about the study of climatology. This course examines the processes which underlie the behavior of the atmosphere close to the surface; specifically the transfer of heat, mass and momentum and how these modify the weather in short and climate in long terms.
Detail Content
Introduction to Climatology
Constituents and Structure of Atmosphere
Insolation
Air Temperature
Surface Pressure and Local Winds
Winds in Free Atmosphere
Moisture and Condensation Near Ground
Clouds and Precipitation
Air Masses and Fronts
Atmospheric Disturbances
Climatic Classification
Köppen's World Climate Types and Responses of Organisms
Climatic Change
Impacts of Climate on Human Activities
Text/Ref Books
John E. Oliver, John J. Hidore, (2001), Climatology: An Atmospheric Science (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 2 edition, ISBN: 0130922056
A. Henderson-Sellers, (1986), Contemporary Climatology, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0582300576
Kendal McGuffie, Ann Henderson-Sellers, (1997) A Climate Modelling Primer (Research & Developments in Climate & Climatology), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471955582
Time Schedule
Summer Semester 2014
Faculty/Resource Person
Dr Salman Atif
PhD, Paris Diderot
Discipline: Geography and Natural Environment
Specialization: Geography and Natural Environment