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Institution:
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White Mountains Community College
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Description:
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(3 Credits) This course serves as an introduction to the study of weather. Among the things students learn in this course are topics such as how weather is monitored; the origin, composition, and structure of our atmosphere; solar and terrestrial radiation; heat, temperature and atmospheric circulation; air pressure; humidity; saturation and stability; clouds, precipitation and weather radar; wind and weather; the atmosphere's planetary circulation; weather systems of middlelatitudes; thunderstorms and tornadoes; tropical weather systems; weather analysis and forecasting; atmospheric optics; and climate and climate change. The course includes two online observations which must be completed each week by visiting the American Meteorological Society's Online Weather Studies website.
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Credits:
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3.00
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Level:
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Instructional Type:
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Lecture
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Institution Website:
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Phone Number:
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(603) 752-1113
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Regional Accreditation:
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New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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Calendar System:
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Semester
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