Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA							2024_25
Subject	SYNOPTIC AND MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY					Code	01735013
Study programme	1735 - MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN RIESGOS NATURALES
Descriptors	Credit.	Type	Year	Period
	2	Compulsory	First	Second
Language	Castellano Ingles
Prerequisites
Department	QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS
Coordinador	MARCOS MENÉNDEZ , JOSÉ LUIS				E-mail	jlmarm@unileon.es amers@unileon.es
Lecturers	MARCOS MENÉNDEZ , JOSÉ LUIS MERINO SUANCES , ANDRÉS
Web	http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión	Tribunal titular Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS GARCIA ORTEGA , EDUARDO Secretario QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS CEPEDA RIAÑO , JESUS RAMIRO Vocal QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS LOPEZ CAMPANO , LAURA Tribunal suplente Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS SANCHEZ GOMEZ , JOSE LUIS Secretario QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS CALVO GORDALIZA , ANA ISABEL Vocal QUIMICA Y FISICA APLICADAS ZORITA CALVO , MIGUEL

Topic	Sub-topic
Block 1	Topic 1. Introduction. Humidity and atmospheric stability. Topic 2. Atmospheric dynamics. Winds. Topic 3. Air masses and polar fronts.
Block 2	Topic 4. Meteorological scales.
Block 3	PRACTICES. Preparation of a meteorological map from station data and its subsequent interpretation

Methodologies  ::  Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Assignments	3	5	8
Personal tuition	1	0	1
Lecture	15	25	40
Mixed tests	1	0	1
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies   ::  

	Description
Assignments	Preparation of summaries and comments on scientific articles related to the subjects taught in class, as well as solving exercises autonomously.
Personal tuition	In-person resolution of doubts and general comments.
Lecture	In-person theoretical class in which the contents of the subject are presented. The explanations will be interspersed with exercises and a session will be dedicated to creating a weather map.

Assignments Lecture Personal tuition

Description Students may request meetings with the teacher to clarify doubts that arise during the presentations, and doubts may also be clarified via email.

	Description	Qualification
Assignments		15% de la nota final.
Lecture		Los conocimientos serán evaluados mediante una prueba escrita presencial, cuyo valor supondrá el 80% de la nota final.
Other comments and second call

Basic	Roland B. Stull, METEOROLOGY FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, Brooks/Cole. Thomson Learning., Estados Unidos. 2000 C. Donald Ahrens, METEOROLOGY TODAY, Brooks/Cole. Thomson Learning., Estados Unidos. 2000
Complementary

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

CONTROL THEORY AND MODELLING PRINCIPLES / 01735004