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Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute Today’s Activities Instrument s Radiosonde Launch Richardson’s Forecast Fluids Labroatory

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Today’s Activities. Instruments. Radiosonde Launch. Richardson’s Forecast . Fluids Labroatory. Research – Hazardous Weather. Flooding (Oxford Road, Reading). Lightning (Woodley). Wind (Birmingham tornado). Snow (Reading). Research – Air Pollution & Simulation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Today’s Activities

Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute

Today’s ActivitiesInstruments Radiosonde Launch

Richardson’s Forecast

Fluids Labroatory

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Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute

Research – Hazardous WeatherFlooding (Oxford Road, Reading) Lightning (Woodley)

Snow (Reading)Wind (Birmingham tornado)

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Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute

Research – Air Pollution & SimulationAerosols (Etna)Air Pollution (Buncefield Fire)

Tropical Cyclones (Katrina) Ocean Circulation (Gulf Stream)

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Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute

Research – Climate Change

Sea Ice RainfallEarth Observation

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Department of Meteorology and Walker Institute

Meteorology Courses

• We offer the following undergraduate courses:– BSc Meteorology and Climate (BB physics and maths)– MMet Meteorology and Climate with a year in Oklahoma

(AA physics and maths)– BSc Mathematics and Meteorology– MMath Mathematics and Meteorology

New: BSc Environmental Physics (ABB incl. Maths & Physics)

• More information at www.met.rdg.ac.uk/ug/ugcourses.html