Atmospheric Dynamics Course
The Atmospheric Dynamics Course equips learners with skills to master coastal weather forecasting. Participants explore lower-troposphere thermodynamics, stability indices like CAPE, skew-T analysis, upper-air dynamics, jet streams, and frontogenesis. Using real observational data, reanalysis products, and structured workflows, students learn to interpret weather maps, diagnose vertical motion, and produce reliable forecast messages and alerts for informed environmental decisions.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides essential tools for understanding and predicting fast-changing coastal weather. Key topics include lower-troposphere thermodynamics, stability assessment, CAPE calculations, skew-T log-p analysis, upper-level dynamics, jet stream patterns, and frontogenesis processes. Learners engage with authentic observational data, reanalysis datasets, and systematic workflows to analyse weather maps, identify vertical motion, and develop precise, actionable forecast products and warnings.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Assess coastal stability by evaluating lapse rates, CAPE, and convective triggers quickly.
- Interpret professional weather charts to decode fronts, jets, vorticity, and rapid coastal changes.
- Utilise ERA5 and model archives to create precise vertical sections and time-evolving visualisations.
- Calculate wind patterns and vertical motion using geostrophic flow, Q-vectors, and ascent zones.
- Deliver clear risk communications through concise, evidence-based briefings on coastal impacts.
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