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Course Name	Turkish	Meteoroloji Alet & Gözlem Usul
	English	Meteorological Instruments and Observation Methods
Course Code	MTO 112	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	2	3	2	2	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Levent Şaylan Barış Çaldağ Sena Ecem Yakut Şevik
Course Objectives		The aim of this course is to inform the meteorology students on meteorological measurements, instruments and observation methods. Additionally, the methods and instruments on the measurement and observation of the meteorological factors will be presented to the meteorology students with experimentation.
Course Description		Introduction, Selection of Placement for a meteorological station; Properties of the climatological and synoptic observations; Measurement of pressure; Measurement of temperature; Measurement of humidity; Measurement of precipitation; Measurement of evaporation; Examination of the instruments in the Sarıyer meteorology station, phonological observations; Solar radiation and sun duration measurements; Measurements of visibility, cloud type etc.; Instruments that are used in micrometeorological studies, sensors, data loggers; Measurement of wind direction and speed measuring instruments in the upper-atmospheric levels, Instruments for air pollutants measurements, Radar properties; Investigation of the instruments in the Meteorology Station,
Course Outcomes		1.An ability to analyze and determinate the needs for choosing the location of meteorological stations; .An ability to measure and observe clinatological variables 2.An ability to measure the air pressure by a barometer and correct the data 3.An ability to measure the temperature by thermometres 4.An ability to measure wet and dry temperature by psychrometers and calculate relative humudity 5.An ability to analyze the outputs of anemograph; An ability to calculate wind speed by kata thermometer 6.An ability to program dataloggers 7.An ability to install an automatic weather station and collect and analyze data 8.An ability to evaluate the instruments and their specifications, which use in the meteorological measurements;.An ability to make applied studies by using meteorological instruments 9.An ability to evaluate the necessary specifications of mechanic and electronic instruments 10.An ability to classificate of fog, visibility and clouds
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