Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather
- Provider edX
- Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session Self Paced
- Language English
- Certificate $49 Certificate Available
- Effort 3-5 hours a week
- Duration 6 weeks long
- Learn more about MOOCs
Taken this course? Share your experience with other students. Write review
Overview
The weather forecasts we see every day are based on an army of meteorological sensing networks and intensive computer modeling. Before the rise of these technologies, predictions were made by methods like discerning cloud formations and wind directions.
This course will explore the science behind weather systems by teaching the observational skills needed to make a forecast without using instruments or computer models. We'll discuss the physical processes driving weather and the global forces that shape global climate systems. Finally, we will examine the limits of prediction in both human observations and computer models.
Can the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? Take this course to find out!
Syllabus
- Physical processes in weather systems
- Winds, weather masses, clouds, fronts in the temperate zones
- Other weather systems
- Weather predictions: Linear and non-linear systems
Taught by
Tags
Help Center
Most commonly asked questions about EdX
Reviews for edX's Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather Based on 0 reviews
- 5 star 0%
- 4 star 0%
- 3 star 0%
- 2 star 0%
- 1 star 0%
Did you take this course? Share your experience with other students.
Write a review
Never Stop Learning!
