Prerequisite: None (Boating course recommended)
Date:
Monday January 21st, 2008
Duration: aprox. 7 Weeks
Time:
7 pm to 9:30 pm one night a week
Location:
RKYC.
Cost:
$100
Instructor:
Peter Dunphy
This new introductory weather course, first published September 2000, is designed
for the coastal and Great Lakes mariner. The course consists of seven chapters.
- How
the Sun causes Weather:
Deals mainly
with the atmosphere.
- What
Causes the Wind to Blow:
Explains
atmospheric pressure.
- Water
in the Atmosphere:
Covers the various
forms of precipitation and fog.
- Clouds
- Signposts of the Sky:
Includes the
most common types and how they develop.
- Fronts
and Frontal Weather:
What they are and
the weather that is associated with them.
- Thunderstorms
and Tornadoes:
This section also covers
stability and instability
- Forecasting
the Weather
Course Kit includes Student Notes, Homework Folder,
Homework Answers, Cloud Chart, State of the Sea
Chart and Mapping Weather booklet.
