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Course description

The course builds on lower-level course content and will develop your knowledge of atmospheric processes (meteorology) and water on the Earth¿s surface (hydrology). The first half of the course will cover how water is partitioned at the Earth¿s surface including rainfall, runoff, infiltration, groundwater, and eco-hydrology. The second half of the course will cover atmospheric motion at a range of space-time scales including synoptic circulation and weather and causes of climate variability. In each part of the course the importance of understanding weather, climate, and hydrology will be highlighted through reference to problems facing humanity where this understanding can be applied to prediction and management of extreme weather and its impacts. This course is designed to provide the academic foundations for further study in meteorology, hydrology, environmental management, Earth science and engineering.

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