Hurricanes are among the most destructive elements in the atmosphere. This lecture will discuss the physical requirements for their formation, life cycle, damage potential and their relationship to global warming. It also distinguishes hurricanes from thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Lernziel
At the end of this course students will be able to distinguish the formation and life cycle mechanisms of tropical cyclones from those of extratropical thunderstorms/cyclones, project how tropical cyclones change in a warmer climate based on their physics and evaluate different tropical cyclone modification ideas.
Es wird ein Repetitionstermin in den ersten zwei Wochen des unmittelbar nachfolgenden Semesters angeboten.
Zusatzinformation zum Prüfungsmodus
Marks will be based on a 30-minute oral exam for which the first central element, active participation in the UN congress, needs to be passed. The second central element, written mid-term exam, will count 40% towards the final grade. The assignments are highly beneficial both for the mid-term and final exams.
Leistungskontrolle als Semesterkurs