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Course Name	Turkish	İleri Sinoptik Meteoroloji
	English	Advanced Synoptic Meteorology
Course Code	MTO 502E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Emrah Tuncay Özdemir Emrah Tuncay Özdemir
Course Objectives		1. The aim of this course is to advance the Weather Analysis and Prediction subjects. 2. Advance theory included atmospheric structure analysis and determination of the origins as mid-lattitude atmospheric events. 3. Detailed analysis of the synoptic scale events via high technology instruments (satellite, radar etc.).
Course Description		Recent developments in forecasting and analysis. Structure and behavior of synoptic circulation systems with special attention given to storm development, energetics and severe weather. Structure and analysis of the wave cyclone, Characteristics of frontal zones, Frontogenesis, The analysis of mid-latitudes cyclones, tropical cyclones and extratropical cyclones using by radar and satellite technologies. Diagnosis of vertical velocity; quasi-geostrophic omega equation, applications, and alternative formulations. Diabatic effects on cyclogenesis. General reviews on modelling of synoptic-scale events. Discussion of current research topics.
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