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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits A course for those requiring an in-depth understanding of the physical processes governing the atmosphere. Includes discussion and quantitative treatment of meteorological conventions, atmospheric state and structure, radiation, heat/energy transfer, boundary layer structure and fluxes, moisture, stability, cloud formation, and precipitation. Prerequisites: PS 104 (or PS 160 or PS 208), WX 201 or WX 252.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits A course for those requiring an in-depth understanding of the dynamic processes governing the atmosphere. Includes discussion and quantitative treatment of atmospheric forces, the equations of motion, local and global winds, air masses and fronts, middle latitude cyclones, quasi-geostrophic theory, thunderstorms, and hurricanes. Prerequisites: PS 104 (or PS 160 or PS 208), WX 353.
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0.00 - 5.00 Credits
5 Credits This course presents conceptual models of synoptic weather features and applies them to analysis of meteorological data fields. Meteorological codes for surface and upper air data are surveyed and the basic conventions of surface and upper air charts are introduced. Labs cover the standard tools of weather analysis and give students practice constructing and using isopleths of pressure, temperature, dew point, and geopotential height. The horizontal and vertical structure of fronts is examined through pattern recognition of standard meteorological variables, atmospheric thickness, and cross-section analyses. Methods for analyzing wind fields, such as streamlines, air parcel trajectories, and jet stream identification, are presented. Students practice conceptually integrating satellite and radar data to verify and refine their analyses in accordance with dynamical principles. This course covers both manual (handdrawn) weather map techniques and computer meteorological analysis software packages. Prerequisite: WX 353. Corequisite: WX 354.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course uses observations and analyses of current weather systems to explain atmospheric structures and behavior on the synoptic scale. An important component of this course is the introduction of sophisticated computer graphics software as primary analysis tools for the students. Individual and team lab exercises provide practice in applying principles and techniques learned in lecture sessions. Topics may include pressure, temperature, and moisture field analyses, diagnoses of clouds, frontal structure, thermal wind, temperature advection, and vertical motion fields within the context of examining present weather conditions to include extratropical and perhaps tropical systems. Atmospheric soundings and spatial/temporal cross sections are also used to examine atmospheric stability, environments favorable for deep moist convection, and possibly mesoscale systems. Satellite imagery is also used when applicable. The student is expected to retrieve raw data from Internet sources and the department's computer system. Prerequisite: WX 353. Corequisite: WX 354.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course provides tools for analyzing and forecasting thunderstorms and their associated hazards. Key characteristics of the thunderstorm and its environment are explored using both case studies and realtime weather data. Students examine atmospheric soundings to determine the likelihood of storm development and the amount of energy available for thunderstorms. Vertical wind shear is analyzed for clues about storm organization and severity. Other information, such as weather charts, computer models, satellite imagery, and Doppler radar imagery, is used to observe the characteristics of thunderstorms and the weather patterns that favor them. Students gain a basic scientific understanding of thunderstorm behavior as well as practical experience observing and predicting them. Prerequisite: WX 252 or WX 301 or WX 353.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits Making use of the Weather Center and the Internet, students collect and study weather data from around the world. Emphasis is placed on decoding information contained in the remarks section of weather observations and on the differences between North American weather charts and those produced in other parts of the world. Students investigate the flying conditions and aviation environment over the seven continents. The proper operation of airborne weather radar is studied. Students identify weather hazards by using ground-based weather radar and satellite imagery. This is the capstone course for the Aviation Weather Minor. Prerequisite: WX 252 or WX 301.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits A practical introduction to meteorological interpretation of satellite and weather radar imagery. This course surveys the basic physics of electromagnetic (EM) radiation and shows how characteristics of the EM spectrum are exploited in passive (satellite) and active (radar) remote sensing to create digital images of geophysical information. The theory of radar signal propagation and precipitation estimation is applied to the meteorological interpretation of radar imagery and supplemented with practical analysis of various radar product types. Weather satellite image types, including visible, conventional infrared, and water vapor channels and their meteorological applications, are examined. Real-time satellite identification of meteorological phenomena will be emphasized, including mountain waves, midlatitude cyclones? fronts, jet streams, troughs, ridges, vorticity? cloud types, fog, precipitation, ordinary and severe thunderstorms? tropical waves, and hurricanes. Surface and upper-air weather maps will be used to enhance the students' understanding of satellite image signatures. Prerequisite: WX 252 or WX 301 or WX 353.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits The knowledge of mechanisms and forces that cause the Earth's atmosphere to move will be applied to the other planets. Solar effects on space travel will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the weather of the planets that will most likely be visited in the early 21st century. Students will present a project that examines the solar and atmospheric effects of travel to their favorite planet. This course can be used to satisfy a requirement in the Space Studies Minor. Prerequisite: WX 252 or WX 301 or WX 353.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course builds on the student meteorologist's radio and television weathercasting abilities and introduces the additional skills required for entrylevel employment in the fields of radio and television weathercasting. The student will develop techniques for live in-studio and remote reporting of severe weather events and natural disasters. Additionally, the student will gain valuable experience writing, preparing, and delivering scientific and environ- mental reports and acquiring techniques for remote broadcasting. Prerequisite: WX 280, WX 356.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits Topics covered include elements of Earth-Sun geometry, radiative transfer, photochemistry, and remote sensing of the atmosphere. Additionally, properties of aerosols and clouds, cloud nucleation, precipitation processes, and atmospheric electricity will be discussed. Prerequisites: MA 112 or MA 242, WX 353.
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