subject

Mesosynoptics

lecturers

Dr. Horváth Ákos

credits

2+1=3

period

3

curriculum

Characteristics of meso-scale atmospheric phenomena, mesometeorological data assimilation, circulation systems forced by surfaces with different radiation budgets, meso-scale systems forced by orography, description of free convection, thunderstorm activity, organized convective systems, tropical convective processes, convective processes tied to frontal systems, frontal circulation, symmetric instability.

literature

Roger A. Pielke, Sr., 1984: Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling, Academic Press, 612 p.

form of tuition

lectures, practical exercises

mode of assessment

oral exam, reporting