| Module code | WKD 781 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Module content | Scaling and interpretation of equations of motion for mesoscale processes. The role of stability and other trigger actions on initial cloud formation and the evolution of clouds. Shallow and deep convective processes. Tropical and mid-latitude cloud generation processes and characteristics. Cloud splitting. Parameterisation of radiation and heat in atmospheric models. Microphysics parameterisations in numerical models. |
| Module credits | 12.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 1 lecture per week, 1 discussion class per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 or Semester 2 |
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