Meteorology 670
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11:670:201Elements of Meteorology (3) Overview of current weather maps. Structure of the atmosphere and the role of moisture in the development of dew, clouds, and precipitation. Air masses, fronts, cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Elements of forecasting, instrumentation, and communication. |
11:670:202Elements of Climatology (3) Major climatic controls. Climatic classifications and comparisons of major types. Overview of current climate issues, such as global warming and El Niño, and the global climate. |
11:670:210Meteorological Analysis (1.5) Surface observation codes. Preparation of surface, upper air, and sounding charts. Forecast guidance, weather map interpretation, concepts of stability, and preparation of weather forecasts. Map discussions. One 80-min. lec. Pre- or corequisite: 11:670:201 or permission of instructor. |
11:670:305Applied Meteorology (3) Atmospheric dispersion modeling; analysis and interpretation of climate statistics; agricultural, hydrological, and biological applications; operational and media meteorology, with applications to transportation and communication systems; forensic and professional meteorology and ethical considerations. Prerequisites: 01:640:251, 252; 11:670:201, 210. |
11:670:306Weather, Climate, and Environmental Design (3) Weather and climate impact on environmental engineering issues and design applications in agriculture, stormwater management, air pollution, coastal management, extreme weather, and global warming. |
11:670:307Agricultural Meteorology (3) Meteorological effects on agriculture; plant growth development and diseases. Soil climate; evaporation; hydrologic cycle. Agricultural forecasts and warning. Prerequisites: 01:640:152 and one term of physics. |
11:670:323Thermodynamics of Atmosphere (3) Thermodynamics of the atmosphere, energy conservation, ideal gas law, water and its transformations, moist air, aerosols, hydrostatic stability and convection, vertical motion, cloud formation, and precipitation. Prerequisites: 01:640:152 and 251; 01:750:194 or equivalent. |
11:670:324Dynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (3) Hydrodynamics of the oceans and atmosphere. Equations of motion on rotating earth. Vorticity, potential vorticity, and divergence. Boundary layer dynamics. Prerequisite: 11:670:323. |
11:670:325Special Topics in Meteorology (BA) Topics selected to meet specific needs. |
11:670:412Meteorological Instrumentation (3) Theory of meteorological instrumentation. Use of meteorological instruments for research; maintenance, calibration, and experimental design. Prerequisite: 11:670:323 or permission of instructor. |
11:670:423Weather Systems (3) Applied dynamics of the atmosphere, including quasi-geostrophic theory. Development of cyclones, vertical motion, jet streams, and fronts. Synoptic-scale weather phenomena. Prerequisites: 11:670:201 and/or 202, and either both 11:670:323 and 324 or their equivalents. Corequisite: 11:670:433. |
11:670:424Mesoscale Weather Systems (3) Convective weather systems, including severe storm structure, evolution, and forecasting. Prerequisite: 11:670:423 or equivalent. Corequisite: 11:670:434. |
11:670:431Physical Meteorology (3) Atmospheric optics and acoustics; radio wave propagation; cloud and precipitation formation; atmospheric electricity; geomagnetic phenomena. Prerequisites: 01:750:194 and 01:640:151-152 and 251 or equivalents. |
11:670:433Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting I (3) Observation and forecast model data decoding and interpretation. Weather forecast preparation. Use of microcomputers to analyze and display data. Thermodynamic diagrams, cross-section analysis, and wind profiler data. Lab. 4 hrs. Prerequisite: 11:670:324. |
11:670:434Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting II (3) Case studies and preparation of weather briefings. Observation and forecasting of convection, winter weather, and heavy precipitation. Lab. 4 hrs. Prerequisite: 11:670:433. |
11:670:451Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3) Methods and instruments of observation of the ocean (temperature, salinity, currents, sea state, turbidity, and pollutants) and atmosphere (temperature, water vapor, ozone, clouds, and wind). Prerequisites: 01:640:251; 01:750:193-194 or equivalent. |
11:670:458Air-Sea Interactions (3) Composition and structure of the marine atmosphere; dynamics of the air-sea interface; dynamic and thermodynamic processes of the atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers. Prerequisite: 11:670:324 or permission of instructor. |
11:670:493,494Research Problems in Meteorology (BA,BA) Independent study on atmospheric projects. Topics and requirements to be determined with the supervising instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
