{"id":2189,"date":"2023-12-27T11:55:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T17:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/?page_id=2189"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:43:33","slug":"weather-climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/courses\/weather-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"38:250 Weather and Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instructor:<\/strong> Dr. Dion J. Wiseman
\nOffice:<\/strong>\u00a0Brodie Room 4-07
\nOffice Hours:<\/strong> M, W, F; 11:30 am \u2013 12:30 pm; or by Appointment
\nPhone\/Text:<\/strong>\u00a0(204) 727-9774
\nEmail:<\/strong>\u00a0wiseman@brandonu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Course\u00a0Resources<\/h2>\n

Recommended Text:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ross, Sheila. Weather and Climate: an introduction<\/em>, 3rd<\/sup> edition. Oxford University Press, 2024.<\/p>\n

Course Description<\/h2>\n

This course is an introductory geography course that investigates the physical characteristics of Earth\u2019s orbit around the Sun and the processes operating in the atmosphere that affect seasonality and determine short-term weather patterns and long-term climatic characteristics. There are three broad areas of study: 1) processes in the atmosphere, which determine variations in temperature, precipitation, and humidity; 2) atmospheric motions, which dictate weather patterns; and 3) the global distribution of climates and climate change.<\/p>\n

Grading Scheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Test I<\/td>\n25%*<\/td>\n<\/td>\n> 90%<\/td>\nA+<\/td>\n<\/td>\n70 \u2013 72%<\/td>\nB-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test II<\/td>\n25%*<\/td>\n85 \u2013 89%<\/td>\nA<\/td>\n<\/td>\n67 \u2013 69%<\/td>\nC+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quizzes\/Assignments<\/td>\n25%#<\/td>\n80 \u2013 84%<\/td>\nA-<\/td>\n<\/td>\n63 \u2013 66%<\/td>\nC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final<\/td>\n25%*<\/td>\n77 \u2013 79%<\/td>\nB+<\/td>\n<\/td>\n60 \u2013 62%<\/td>\nC-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n73 \u2013 76%<\/td>\nB<\/td>\n<\/td>\n50 \u2013 59%<\/td>\nD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Optional Extra Credit<\/a>\u00a03%<\/td>\n< 50%<\/td>\nF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Variably weighted, best exam vs. worst exam +\/- 5 percent.<\/p>\n

# Best x-2\/x are counted for marks. For example, if there are 15 quizzes, the best 13 out of 15 will be counted for marks.<\/p>\n

Tentative Course Outline<\/h2>\n
    <\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Description<\/strong><\/td>\nChapter(s)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nComposition and Behaviour of the Atmosphere<\/td>\n1, 2, 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nEnergy and Radiation Balances<\/td>\n4, 5, 6<\/del><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Test 1<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday, February 27th <\/sup><\/strong>(up to end of Chapter 5)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nHumidity and Adiabatic Lapse Rates<\/td>\n6<\/span>, 7 & 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nCondensations and Precipitation<\/td>\n9 & 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Test 2<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday, March 20th <\/sup><\/strong>(will include from Topic 2, Chapter 6 Energy Balances up to and including Topic 4, Chapter 9)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nGlobal Atmospheric Circulation and Local Winds<\/td>\n11 & 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nAir Masses, Fronts, and Mid-latitude Cyclones<\/td>\n13 & 14.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nGlobal Climate Systems<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nClimate Change<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Final<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday, April 17th, 2 pm, rm BB 4-47<\/strong> (will include from Topic 4, Chapter 10 up to and including Topic 6, Chapters 13 and 14.1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Acceptable Use of Online Resources<\/h2>\n

    The most useful resources to you for this course will be the recommended course textbook, lecture notes provided to you, and your own notes taken during class. Online resources, including AI (e.g. ChatGPT), may be used to look up terms and definitions or acquire additional information about key concepts discussed throughout the course, but should not be used when completing quizzes, term tests, or the final exam.\u00a0 Online sources may be used as a resource for researching optional extra credit assignments, provided that any information obtained is properly referenced, and they are not used to generate content that is presented as your own.<\/p>\n

    Important BU Statements and Policies<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Instructor: Dr. Dion J. Wiseman Office:\u00a0Brodie Room 4-07 Office Hours: M, W, F; 11:30 am \u2013 12:30 pm; or by Appointment Phone\/Text:\u00a0(204) 727-9774 Email:\u00a0wiseman@brandonu.ca Course\u00a0Resources Recommended Text: Ross, Sheila. Weather and Climate: an introduction, 3rd edition. Oxford University Press, 2024. Course Description This course is an introductory geography course that investigates the physical characteristics of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2189"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2549,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2189\/revisions\/2549"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/wiseman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}