Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MET 415 — Hydrometeorology

MET department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain the hydrological or water cycle
explain the concepts of evaporation, infiltration and soil moisture and run off and their meteorological significance; and
Discuss the techniques of drought and flood prediction

Course contents

The hydrological cycle and major precipitation processes. Conversion of rainfall measured at a point to area estimate. Topographic influence. Evaporation processes. Measurement and estimation of evaporation by Penman’s method. Water balance. Periods of surplus and deficit. Soil moisture infiltration.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MET 415.

MET 415 — Hydrometeorology

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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