Course Code: 085733
Course Name: Meteorology and Climatology
Course Type: Specialty course
Periods: 48
Credits: 3
Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in Physical Geography and Resource Environment
Assessment: Examination
Preparatory Courses: Essentials of Geology, Geomorphology
Meteorology and climatology is a professional foundation course for physical geography major. The course systematically described the basic principle and the basic concept of meteorology, weather, climatology, and content of each part in the practice application instance. Content of the course mainly included the atmospheric thermal, atmospheric water, atmospheric movement, weather system, climate formation, climate and climatic type, climate change and its impact on human activities, etc.