MEA 140: Natural Hazards
Dr. Viney P. Aneja
Office: 5136 Jordan Hall
Phone: (919) 515 7808
email: VINEY_ANEJA@NCSU.edu
http://meas.ncsu.edu/airquality
Spring 2009
Lecture: 10:15-11:05 AM; M, W, F Room 1216 Jordan Hall
This course explores the structure of atmosphere, including its chemical constituents as well as its physical and dynamical properties as they pertain to natural hazards.
Emphasis will be placed on energy forms as they relate to temperature, moisture forms, as they relate to clouds and precipitation, and pressure patterns as they relate wind flow. We will also examine air masses, fronts and mid-latitude cyclones; as well as the development and evolution of severe weather phenomena including thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Class Reference: Essentials of Meteorology 4th Edition, by C.D. Ahrens.
Office Hours: Available immediately after class.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory in all 100 level courses. After the first week of classes, attendance will be monitored daily. Each absence will result in a 2 point deduction from your final grade.
Quizzes: In order to monitor attendance, random quizzes will be given.
Etiquette: Out of respect for you instructor and fellow classmate you will turn off cell phones, refrain from talking and reading newspapers. Violators will be asked to leave and marked absent.
Course Outline:
- Atmospheric Basics
- Structure
- Moisture
- Pressure
- Winter Storms
- Frozen Precipitation
- Spring Storms
- Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flash Floods
- Tropical Storms (Hurricanes)
- Hazard Prediction and Preparation
- Global Warming
- Ozone Hole