Meteorology (MET)- CM - I

• Meteorology

• Atmosphere

• Diurnal variation of Temperature

• Relative Humidity and Dew Point

• Lapse Rate

• Adiabatic changes

• Diurnal variation of pressure

• Geostrophic wind

• Trade windsWesterlies

• Polar, Ferrel and Hadley Cells

• Sub tropical oceanic highs

• Periodic and Local Winds

• Gradient and cyclostrophic winds

• Doldrums

• ITCZ

• Climatology

• General distribution of surface temperature

• Characteristics and weather associated with various Air Masses

• Surface currents

• Sea fog

• Formation of Fog, Mist and Haze

• Effect of Fog, Mist, Haze and other Meteorological Conditions

• Pattern of clouds

• Characteristics and weather associated with clouds

• Global warming

• Depletion of the Ozone layer

• Accumulation of Greenhouse gas

• Effects of global warming and Change in weather patterns

• Tropical revolving storms

• Characteristics of TRS and various weather systems

• Conditions associated with formation of TRS

• Avoidance of storm centres and dangerous quadrants

• Signs of an approaching TRS

• Messages required to be sent as per SOLAS

• Typical and possible tracks of TRS

• Frontal and non frontal depressions

• Structure of typical frontal zone

• Frontogenesis

• Frontolysis

• Distribution of weather in a depression

• Isobars and wind circulation in a depression

• Synoptic patterns

• Synoptic pattern of anti cyclone

• Synoptic pattern of ridge

• Synoptic pattern of col

• Weather forecasting

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occlusion on a synoptic chatt

• Codes on synoptic and prognostic charts

• Isobars on weather chart analysis of synoptic chart

• How to determine Geostrophic Wind speed

• MAFOR

• Information received by weather fax

• Wave charts

• Ice charts

• Shipping forecast

• Recording and Repotting Weather observations

• Structure of weather bulletin

• Use of International code

• Meteorological Codes

• Coding and Decoding of Weather Messages

• Beaufort Scale of Wind Force

• Oceanography

• Ocean Currents

• Causes of Ocean Currents

• Characteristics of ocean currents

• Weather associated with Ocean Currents

• Charting of the current

• Main currents in the world's oceans

• Waves

• Speed, length, period, height and significance of waves

• Difference between waves and swell

• Significant wave height, fetch, swell

• Wave period

• Wind Rose

• Ice on the sea

• Different types of ice

• Icebergs

• Limits of Icebergs

• Movement of icebergs

• Formation of Ice

• Accumulation of ice

• Ice accretion on ships

• International Ice Patrol

• Messages required to be sent as per SOLAS (2)

• Weather Routeing

• Information of Current, Wind and ice to Select an Optimum Route

• Use of wave charts to select the best route

• Weather Routeing Services available

• Optimum (least time routing)

• Ship's Performance Curves

• Calculation of tides for standard and secondary ports

• Calculation of Height of Tide at a Standard Pott

• Calculation of time for a given Height of tide at a Standard Port

• Calculation of Times and Heights of Tide at Secondary Port

• Nautical publications on tides and currents

• Routeing charts

• Tide Tables

• Current and tidal stream atlases