Javier Martínez de Orueta will guide us through these sessions, where we will see how the atmosphere works and what role it plays in our climate and our lives. Is climate and weather the same thing? What application does cloud observation have in people's daily lives? How are storms generated and how do they develop? What are their consequences? Are there more adverse weather phenomena? In television weather programmes we see some maps that seem difficult to interpret; we will learn some keys to interpret them. What is the climate of Asturias and León like? Can it influence the distribution of vegetation? Meteorology may seem a difficult science, but throughout this cycle we will learn basic concepts to make it accessible to everyone.
GENERAL METEOROLOGY. 14th December (17 to 19h) and 15th December (11 to 14h)
Definition and classification. General atmospheric circulation. Anticyclones and squalls. Air masses and fronts.
CLOUDS. OBSERVATION. IDENTIFICATION. APPLICATION. 11th January (17 to 19h) and 12th January (11 to 14h)
Origin and formation. Classification and types. The father of clouds. International Cloud Atlas.
ADVERSE WEATHER PHENOMENA. 25 January (17 to 19h) and 26 January (11 to 14h)
Formation and types. Storms and tornadoes, and why they are more common in the USA than in Spain.
WEATHER MAPS. INTERPRETATION. 8 February (17h to 19h) and 9 February (11h to 14h)
Interpretation of isobars, anticyclones, squalls, explosive cyclogenesis, etc.
METEOROLOGY OF ASTURIAS AND LEÓN. 22nd February (17 to 19h) and 23rd February (11 to 14h)
The behaviour of precipitation, temperatures and what they depend on.
METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING AND VISIT TO THE SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE OF CASTILLA AND LEÓN (SCAYLE) 29 March (17 to 20h)
With Eduardo García Ortega (Atmospheric Physics Group, ULE) and Jesús Lorenzana Campillo (SCAYLE)
Filandón - 15 March (18h) - FCAYC Headquarters
Extraordinary session open to the public.
With José Luis Puerto and Abelardo Gil-Fournier.
Participants
Javier Martinez OruetaFree admission
