16:107:532Atmospheric Physics (3) The atmospheric physics of gravitation, clouds and aerosols, precipitation, energy and momentum transfer, solar and terrestrial radiation, optics, acoustics. Veron. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
16:107:537Large-Scale Weather Systems (3) Applied dynamics of the atmosphere, including the theory and observations of cyclone development, vertical motion, jet streams, fronts, and synoptic-scale circulation systems. Harnack. Prerequisites: 11:670:201, 202, 11:670:323, 324, or equivalent. |
16:107:538Mesocale Weather Systems (3) Description, dynamics, and prediction of moist convective weather systems, such as supercells, mesoscale convective complexes, squall lines, and other multicellular storms. Prerequisites: 11:670:323, 324 or equivalent. |
16:107:539Introduction to Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean (3) Theory and simple models of radiative transfer in the ocean and atmosphere. Current research utilizing these techniques, including modeling clouds, aerosols and climate, and environmental remote sensing. Veron. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
16:107:543Micrometeorology (3) Theory of energy fluxes near and on both sides of the earth's surface, including sensible and latent heat transfer in the atmospheric boundary layer and soil-heat transfer; temperature, wind, and humidity structure of the boundary layer and the temperature structure of soil; experimental methods and equipment in micrometeorology. Prerequisite: 11:670:324 or equivalent. |
16:107:544Modeling of Climatic Change (3) Climate models, including energy-balance, radiative-convective, and general circulation models. Actual practice running climate models and analyzing output. Robock, Stenchikov. Prerequisites: At least one graduate course in meteorology, oceanography, or physical geography. Knowledge of a high-level programming language, such as FORTRAN or C. |
16:107:545Physical Climatology (3) The climate system, surface-energy balance, past climate variations, climate-feedback mechanisms, climate modeling, causes of climate change, detection and attribution of anthropogenic climate change. Robock. Prerequisite: A basic course in meteorology or climatology. |
16:107:546Air Pollution Meteorology (3) Theory and applications of air pollution dispersion modeling. Meteorological effects on and by cooling towers. Effects of pollutants on meteorological parameters. Prerequisites: 11:670:323, 324, or equivalent. |
16:107:547 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Dynamics (3) Basic governing equations in the atmospheric boundary layer and their application to turbulent flow, including turbulent kinetic energy, turbulence closure techniques, forcing, and stability. Prerequisite: 11:670:324 or equivalent. |
16:107:548Atmospheric Numerical Modeling (3) Basic governing equations in the atmosphere, simplification, and scaling; parameterization of turbulence, radiation, and clouds; numerical methods for the solution of the mathematical system; boundary and initial conditions; evaluations of atmospheric models. Prerequisite: 16:107:547 or equivalent. |
16:107:549Applied Climatology (3) Critical use of statistics as applied to climatology; analysis of meteorological time series. Application of various statistical distributions to regional climate diagnostics. Dynamic air mass analysis. Prerequisites: 11:670:323, 324 or equivalent, one term of statistics, or permission of instructor. |
16:107:550Large-scale Climate Diagnostics (3) Observed characteristics of the general circulation of the atmosphere and surface layer of the oceans; atmospheric energetics; empirical studies of large-scale, air-sea interactions, tropical- midlatitude interactions, and recent climatic fluctuations; empirical methods of short-range climate prediction. Prerequisite: 16:107:549. |
16:107:553Mechanisms of Past Climate Change (3) Mechanisms responsible for changes in climate during Earth's distant past, including orbital forcing of climate change, millennial-scale climate variability, and past changes in tropical atmosphere- ocean interaction. Broccoli. Prerequisite: Graduate-level coursework in meteorology, oceanography, geology, or physical geography. |
16:107:603,604Independent Study in Atmospheric Science (BA,BA) The student conducts an independent comprehensive literature review and investigation of meteorological areas of interest other than the thesis topic. Regular reports of progress made in conference. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
16:107:605,606Special Topics in Atmospheric Science (3,3) Selected topics in atmospheric science. Current literature and recent advances. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
16:107:671,672Seminar in Atmospheric Science (1,1) Review of recent advances in atmospheric science. Prerequisites: 11:670:323, 324, or equivalent. |
16:107:701,702Research in Atmospheric Science (BA,BA) Research in atmospheric science. |
