Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Meteorology is a four years course is offered by Tribhuvan University. The Bachelor of Science in Meteorology program at Trichandra Campus, under Tribhuvan University, has been started since 1973.
Basically, knowledge of Meteorological and Hydrological processes is of prime importance for agriculture and water resources management and development of Nepal. In the field of agriculture, weather forecasting for immediate future is essential for its successful operation. Similarly, Meteorology and Hydrology is considered as one of the most important and influential factors for the development of water resources projects as well as in the work of flood forecasting. Besides, human health, tourism and aviation etc are also vulnerable to anomalies in weather and climate which has been accelerated in recent period by climate change.
Eligibility
The candidate must have completed 10+2 or equivalent examinations with Minimum 'C' grade in all subjects to be eligible for admission in Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Meteorology program of Tribhuvan University.
Prospect Careers
Curricular 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