Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

WMA 304 — Weather Forecasting for Agricultural Planning

WMA department course · Nigerian universities

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

outline the main components of numerical weather prediction systems
understand the history of numerical weather system
discuss applications for data assimilation
use and analyze techniques to verify forecasts
analyze ensemble forecasts and discuss atmospheric predictability
understand common parametization schemes for calculation of turbulent fluxes, clouds parameter and moist convection; and

Course contents

History of numerical weather prediction and climate modelling .Variables for weather forecasting (precipitation, temperature, relative humidity, etc.) how forecast are produce and evaluated with strong emphasis on simulation and forecasting of weather systems, data assimilation, forecast verification, sensitivity to initial condition and…

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study WMA 304.

WMA 304 — Weather Forecasting for Agricultural Planning

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

Course contents

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