Welcome

Tropical Synoptic Meteorology is a university-level, online meteorology course package. The goal of the course is to complement parts of the WMO Basic Instruction Package for Meteorology (BIP-M) requirements for synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, but with an emphasis on the tropics. The course utilizes existing and newly developed resources, including the online textbook, Introduction to Tropical Meteorology (http://www.meted.ucar.edu/tropical/textbook_2nd_edition/). The course package includes an instructor’s guide and model syllabus with learning objectives, sample learning activities, case studies, review questions, quizzes, and guidelines for best practices in online distance learning.

Adapting the Material

The course materials are available in Microsoft Word format which you may download and edit for your own use. Click the "Download Course" link found at the top of the left hand menu to download the zip file containing the course documents.

Register as an Instructor of Interest

We encourage anyone interested in adapting this curriculum for their own course to register with COMET. By letting us know you are interested in using this course outline and material, we can keep you informed of updates and additions and we will provide access to suggested quizzes for each of the three units. Please use this form to provide your contact and affiliation information. You can also use the form to submit any questions or comments about the course package.

Acknowledgements

This site was developed by the COMET Program with support from NOAA's National Weather Service International Activities Office with funding for the World Meteorological Organization. The project lead and primary subject matter expert was Arlene Laing with content contributions by Bryan Guarente and Bill Bua, development by Bruce Muller, and project oversight by Pat Parrish and Bruce Muller.