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A study of major climate types, their controls, distribution patterns and significance. Examination of the causes and implications of climatic change. Prerequisites: ENS 101 or MET 101 or
MET 140 or
MET 260 or
GEL 201 or
GEO 201.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENS 101 or MET 101 or MET 140 or MET 260 or GEL 201 or GEO 201
Corequisites
None.
Examination of current issues and best practices in broadcast meteorology. Guided in-studio experience in forecast creation with the MAX system and development of presentation style. Prerequisite:
MET 270 with a C- or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
MET 270 with a C- or better
Corequisites
None.
Properties of moist and dry air and thermodynamic processes in the atmosphere. Analysis of atmospheric stability. Theory and applications of thermodynamic diagrams. Prerequisites:
MET 312 with a grade of C- or better;
MTH 133. Pre/Co-requisite:
PHY 145QR.
Credits
3(2-2)
Prerequisites
MET 312 with a grade of C- or better; MTH 133
Corequisites
None.
Design and use of meteorological instrumentation, including meteorological radar and satellites. Prerequisites:
MET 270 with a C- or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Analysis of different types of meteorological data using meteorological software within the Linux operating system, including proper ways to visualize and present data. Prerequisite: MET 270 with a C- or better or MET 260 and DAS 252 with a C- or better.
Credits
3(2-2)
Prerequisites
MET 270 with a C- or better or MET 260 and DAS 252 with a C- or better.
Corequisites
None.
Microphysical processes in warm and cold clouds. Properties of radiation and radiative transfer in the atmosphere. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: MET 312 with a C- or better; PHY 145; MTH 133.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
MET 312 with a C- or better; PHY 145; MTH 133
Corequisites
None.
Application of Newton’s laws of motion to various scales of atmospheric phenomena. Vorticity, divergence and vertical motion. Prerequisites: MET 310 with a C- or better; PHY 145QR. Pre/Co-requisites: MET 340; MTH 233.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
MET 310 with a C- or better; PHY 145QR
Corequisites
MET 340; MTH 233
Quasi-geostrophic theory and its application in weather prediction and diagnosis. Atmospheric waves, baroclinic instability theory. Prerequisite:
MET 330 with a grade of C- or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
MET 330 with a grade of C- or better
Corequisites
None.
Analysis of large-scale weather patterns through the application of concepts from physical and dynamical meteorology. Focus on cyclogenesis, frontogenesis, and the quasi-geostrophic framework. Prerequisites: MET 310 with a C- or better; PHY 145QR. Pre/Co-requisite: MET 330; MTH 233.
Credits
3(2-2)
Prerequisites
MET 310 with a C- or better; PHY 145QR.
Corequisites
None.
Advanced analysis of large-scale weather patterns through the application of concepts from physical and dynamical meteorology. Focus on quasi-geostrophic, isentropic, and potential vorticity frameworks. Prerequisite:
MET 340 with a grade of C- or better. Pre/Co-requisite:
MET 335.
Credits
3(2-2)
Prerequisites
MET 340 with a grade of C- or better
Corequisites
None.
Various special topics in atmospheric science. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisite: See Course Search and Registration.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
See Course Search and Registration
Corequisites
None.