Home page for ESCI 344.01

Fall 2009

Dr. Alex DeCaria

e-mail:  alex.decaria@millersville.edu

Syllabus

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Lesson Number
Topic
1 Introduction to the Tropics
2
Tropical Cyclones:  Definitions and Warnings
3 General Circulation
4 Seasonal-mean Wind Fields
5
Tropical Cyclone Climatology
6
Local and Diurnal Circulations
7
Temperature, Clouds, and Rain
8
Tropical Weather Systems
9
The Tropical Oceans
10
Tropical Cyclones:  Structure
11
Tropical Cyclones:  Motion and Analysis
12
Monsoons

Last updated:  December 6, 2007