Climatology | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

MET 1202

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Geography

Course Discipline:

geography

Course Description & Objectives:

This course explains the significance of the sun and solar radiation receipts at a location, area or region. It introduces the concepts of the energy balance and how it determines climates as well as introducing local/regional factors that may affect environmental characteristics. The course illustrates the study concepts with a brief introduction to Africa’s and East Africa climates

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course the student should know:

The sun as the ultimate source of energy for the earth/atmosphere and the

factors affecting solar energy receipts and its distribution in the earth/atmosphere.

Develop the energy balance model and its use in explaining climates.
Local and regional factors that influence/determine weather and climates
Weather phenomena and some extreme weather and events
General introduction to Africa’s and East African Climates.

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