BSc Meteorology

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Eligibility Criteria

You must have completed 10+2/A Level or equivalent in science stream from a recognized board or university.
Pass the entrance exam conducted by Tribhuvan University with a good mark to get your name on the college merit list.

Top Colleges Offering BSc Meteorology under Tribhuvan University (TU)

Trichandra Multiple Campus

Tribhuvan University (TU)Ghantaghar, Kathmandu

Curriculum Structure

B.Sc. First Year Meteorology (Met. 101)

Course Contents

Group A: General Meteorology

Group B: Climatology

B.Sc. Second Year Meteorology (Met. 201)

Group A: Physical Meteorology

Course Contents

Meteorological Variables
The atmosphere
Atmospheric Pressure
Equation of state
Heat and Energy
Moisture variable
Thermodynamic diagram
Hydrostatic stability and convection

Group B: General Hydrology

Course Contents

Introduction
Precipitation
Hydrological losses
Surface Runoff
Hydrography
Ground Water
Snow and Glacial Hydrology

B.Sc. Fourth Year Meteorology

A) Fluid Dynamics and Dynamical Meteorology (Met. 401)

Course Contents

Definations and Properties of Fluids

Viscosity- dynamic and Kinematic viscosity

Fluid Pressure and its Measurement

Hydrostatics and its Application

Equilibrium of Floating Bodies

Kinematics of Fluid Flow

Dynamics of Fluid Flow

Introduction

Atmospheric coordinates

Static Atomosphere

Conservation of Momentum

Conservation of Mass

Conservation of Energy

Basic Equations

Circulation and Vorticity

B) Engineering Hydrology (Met. 403)

Course Contents

Catchment Characteristics

Precipation

Flood Hydrology

Ground Water exploration

Limnology

Measurement of Stage

Measurement of Discharge

Station Calibration

Erosion and Sedimentation

Water quaility

Surveying

Hydropower

Municipal/rural water supply

Irrigation

Flood risk management and river training

C) Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change (Met. 405)

Course Contents

Composition of the atmosphere

The Atmosphere

Pollutant and their properties

Dispersion of pollutants

Ozone

Climate change

Climate and human affairs, climate and civilization, Earth Atmosphere

Climatic controls

Defination, HIstory of climate change; Recent climate change evidences

Extraterrestrial factors

Internal factors

Climate Change impacts

Climate resilience, adaptation technique and mitigation of climate change

Projections of future changes

D) Monsoon Meteorology

Course Contents

Zonal average tropical circulation

Zonally asymmetric features of the topics

Introduction of monsoon

Synoptic component of the monsoon

Precipitation and mesoscale feature of the monsoon

Climatological features of monsoon

March of the seasons

Monsoon in Nepal

Course Outcome

Meteorologist
Weather Forecaster
Climate Analyst
Hydrologist
Research Assistant
Disaster Analyst
GIS Specialist
Remote Sensing Analyst
Environmental Officer
Aviation Forecaster
Lecturer
Government Officer(Department of Hydrology and Meteorology - DHM)
NGO/INGO Worker(Climate Projects)
Data Analyst(Weather/Climate Sector)
Project Coordinator(Disaster/Weather Projects)

More About This Program

BSc Meteorology is a 4 Year course by Tribhuvan University, Institute of Science and Technology.