In this Master’s Programme in Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography and Climate Physics Study: Weather forecasting the atmosphere and the ocean are described using the laws of physics.  

The vertical structure of the atmosphere is determined by the equations for radiation transport of incoming solar radiation and outgoing heat radiation, combined with thermodynamics and the conditions for static stability. The laws of dynamics govern both the smallest turbulent vortices, the low-pressure systems that govern the daily weather, and the large-scale ocean currents.

Heat, water and various chemical substances are redistributed between the atmosphere, ocean and land surface under the influence of the circulation. All this is included in the numerical models that are used to simulate the climate system, and to do weather forecasts. Statistical methods are also used to describe the climate, its natural variability and the change caused by humans.

Programme overview:

In the study course with focus on weather forecasting, the course Practical Meteorology is compulsory. Here you will learn to create a picture of the current weather situation by using observational data, and to make weather forecasts. The course is given in collaboration with SMHI and the Swedish armed forces.

The programme has many elective courses in meteorology and oceanography. Numerical and analytical modelling is an important element, and both theoretical and experimental methods are used. You will learn to understand and model the climate system, which is a complex system with many interacting parts. This knowledge is valuable even for those who will work in other areas.