Basic Meteorological Understanding: Lesotho Meteorological Services' Weather Presenters

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • Announcements Forum
• Planet Earth, astronomical movements and it's atmosphere
  

  Planet Earth, astronomical movements and it's atmosphere

  • Earth and it's atmosphere File
• Foundational atmospheric parameters
  

  Foundational atmospheric parameters

  • Atmospheric pressure, temperature and moisture File
  • Surface wind and visibility File
• Global circulation and basic subtropical weather systems
  

  Global circulation and basic subtropical weather systems

  • Global circulation features and basic weather system understanding File
• Clouds
  

  Clouds

  • Cloud formation processes, cloud types and precipitation types File
  • WMO International Cloud Atlas URL
  • Summary: cloud types and associated precipitation File
• Severe weather
  

  Severe weather

  • KZN (SA) floods of 2022 - the humanitarian and economic effects of a severe weather event File
• Indigenous weather knowledge
  

  Indigenous weather knowledge

  • Indigenous weather knowledge: myths and facts File
• Forecasting terminology
  

  Forecasting terminology

  • Forecasting terminology File
  • Forecasting terminology Quiz
• Media and presentation skills
  

  Media and presentation skills

  • Media and presentation skills File
  • Media and presentation skills Quiz
• Additional learning resources
  

  Additional learning resources

  • Met 101: Introduction to the atmosphere URL
  • The World Meteorological Organisation's 'International Cloud Atlas' URL
  • An introduction to climatology URL
  • Future Learn: "Come rain or shine: Understanding the weather" URL
  • Future Learn: "Snow: What It Is And Why It Matters" URL
  • An introduction to IBF - Early Warning System File
• Basic Met session videos
  

  Basic Met session videos
• Media Training session videos
  

  Media Training session videos