ATSC 303
Methods in Atmospheric Science
Course Content
Week . Topic . (Chapter in Harrison "Meteorological Measurements and Instrumentation")
1. Overview (Ch 1)
2. Temperature (Ch 5)
3. Data Acquisition (Ch 4)
4. Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation (Ch 2)
5. Atmospheric Pressure (Ch 7)
6. Humidity (Ch 6)
7. Precipitation (Ch 10)
8. Wind Speed and Direction (Ch 8)
9. Radiation (Ch 9)
10. Further Methods for Environmental Data Analysis (Ch 12)
11. Visibility and Clouds (Ch 10)
12. Upper Air Instruments (Ch 11)
13. Leftovers/virtual tour of Whistler site -and- Course Review
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Copyright 2015 by Roland Stull Modified with permission 2017 by Rosie Howard University of British Columbia.