Tropical Synoptic Meteorology Course

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The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of Tropical Synoptic Meteorology, a university-level, online meteorology course package. The course is aimed at fulfilling the synoptic and mesoscale meteorology requirements for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Basic Instruction Package for Meteorology (BIP-M), but with an emphasis on the tropics to provide focus for those working or planning to work in tropical regions.

The course package includes an instructor’s guide and model syllabus with learning objectives, free online instructional resources, introductory slides for faculty use, case examples, questions for review or discussion, student assignments, quizzes, learning activities, and guidance for online course delivery. Please follow this link,https://sites.google.com/a/comet.ucar.edu/tropical-synoptic-meteorology-curriculum/, to the course website, where instructors who plan to adapt this curriculum can register and download the course material.
The course utilizes existing resources, including the online textbook, Introduction to Tropical Meteorology (http://www.meted.ucar.edu/tropical/textbook_2nd_edition/) and newly developed resources:
•    Jet Streams, 
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=992

•    MJO, Equatorial Waves, and Tropical Cyclogenesis,
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1025

•    African Easterly Waves,
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=997

•    Tropical Mesoscale and Local Circulations,
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=994

•    Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems,
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=993

•    Tropical Severe Local Storms,
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=995

•    Tropical-Extratropical Air Mass Interactions [Coming soon]

The intended audience for tropical synoptic meteorology is undergraduate meteorology students who have completed basic dynamic and physical meteorology. The course is also useful for forecasters or entry-level graduate students who need additional knowledge of tropical synoptic meteorology.

Most COMET modules use JavaScript and Adobe® Flash® for navigation, animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled and the latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). For technical support for this module please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php.

We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of this course. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Bruce Muller, [email protected].