Course curriculum

    1. What is meteorology and why do we study it?

    1. Hadley/Walker Circulations; Climatology

    1. Tropical vs. Extratropical Cyclones

    1. Surface Observations and METAR Code

About this course

  • $200.00
  • Learn about common weather patterns on the global scale, synoptic scale, and mesoscale. Understand the importance of data from weather balloons and surface observations and how it is interpolated to create your own weather maps. Other important concepts covered: Geostrophic Wind, Cyclogenesis and METAR code.

Want to build a weather map?

If you are a teen or a young adult or you know someone in that age group, tell them to take this course! If your-or-their favorite part of watching the news is seeing the Chief Meteorologist talk about those fancy weather maps, then this course is for you.

  • Open to all age groups (beyond teens and YA's)

  • Be more than a weather watcher and consumer of news

  • Confidently decide if weather forecasting is your next career

Fuel your passion for scientific research

Weather Forecasting, Citizen Science and more.

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Meet Your Instructor

James Klueppel Jr.

Chief Citizen Scientist for Velatropa24Ventures CO

James, Kin 72, Yellow Resonant Human, is Chief Citizen Scientist for Velatropa24Ventures CO (V24V) and LeadLink for V24V's GeoCulture AlphaNode. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology and has completed undergraduate research in the field as well as worked as a meteorologist to make life-saving forecasts. It is now his job to prepare the next class of weather forecasters for an education and career in the field.

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Enroll before the official launch date. At checkout, enter coupon code: weathermapsns1_38 and receive your discount!

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