UBC ATSC 313 Renewable Energy Meteorology

Theme:  Basics & Intro

Module
Syllabus
  Learning Goals
Orientation  01
Topic: 
Subject
Overview of this Course 
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
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a. Orientation
Use both Canvas and the departmental website to access content and learning goals.  You will also be able to explain how the course works and how you earn marks. 
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b. Renewable Energy Backgrounder / Review
List different sources of renewable energy, contrast different energy definitions (conventional, renewable, green, clean, alternative, sustainable), discuss the growth of renewable energy, and explain the pros and cons of renewable energy
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c. Meteorology Backgrounder / Review
Describe meteorological conventions, coordinates, frameworks, time zones,  thermodynamic variables, and atmospheric layers. (Based on reading pages 1 - 13 in chapter 1 "Atmospheric Basics" from the free online Practical Meteorology book(pdf).

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