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4.00 Credits
This course allows advanced students to use modern techniques to prepare forecasts that they broadcast on the college radio station, the "Weather-phone", and the LSC Met Web page. The instruction consists of occasional class meetings and one-on-one critiquing/coaching which develops and improves each student's descriptive science writing and forecasting ability. The course may be repeated for a total of 4 creditsPrerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are MET 2110 and TVS 2110. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester. Credits: 1 to 4
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3.00 Credits
The course lecture sessions provide an overview of the operation and performance of various meteorological sensors and platforms, including Doppler radar, wind profilers, balloons and sondes, satellites, aircraft, and ASOS. The laboratory includes the study and use of data and products from meteorological remote sensing systems, including launching a radio-tempsonde and analyzing its data. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are MET 3140, MET 3321, and MET 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Physical Meteorology studies the radiation processes in the earth's atmosphere, cloud physics, atmospheric optics, atmospheric electricity, and aeronomy. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are MET 2020, PHY 2061, and PHY 2062. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Physical Oceanography provides an overview of oceanography and emphasizes properties of water, waves, tides, currents, upwelling, and air-sea interaction. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are MET 2020, PHY 2061 and PHY 2062. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
The course details all aspects of meteorology related to flight operations including icing, turbulence, low-level wind shear, and low ceilings and visibilities. The instruction includes decoding and interpreting pilot reports. The lab consists of analyzing data for aviation purposes and giving pilot weather briefings and includes visits to FAA Flight Service Stations and Air Route Traffic Control Center. The course is recommended for meteorology majors specializing in forecasting for NWS or USAF and for those going into TV weathercasting. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisite is MET 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall. Credits: 3
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to graphical software used in broadcast meteorology. Students will learn how to construct technically correct and visually appealing weather graphics using WSI software in their preparation of forecasts and presentations in the co-requisite TV performance course.? This course may be repeated three times. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are?MET 2110, TVS 2110, MET 3020, and TVS 2221.? The co-requisite is?TVS 3222 or MET 4010.? There is a lab fee.? This course is offered every semester. Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the research methodology and results associated with advances in understanding of atmospheric processes and weather events.? Students and faculty will watch, analyze, and discuss talks from experts in the field as a way of understanding the research process and the findings presented.? Course may be repeated twice. Prerequisites & Notes The co-requisite is junior standing. This course is offered every fall semester. Credits: 1
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6.00 Credits
This course offers a daily practicum in site-specific forecasting, using state-of-the-art data products. The instruction allows students to become active participants in exploring the Internet to discover new tools and sources of weather data, in compiling and synthesizing this data, and in developing a consensus forecast. The course may be repeated, but no more than 6 credits can be applied toward graduation. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisite is MET 2110. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
This first course in atmospheric dynamics utilizes physics and calculus. The instruction includes such topics as equation of motion on a rotating Earth, balanced flow, kinematics, circulation theorem, conservation of absolute angular momentum, mass continuity, vorticity equation, and wind-pressure imbalance. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisites are MET 2020, MAT 2543, and PHY 2062. The co-requisite is MET 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
This second course in atmospheric dynamics using vectors includes such topics as Rossby waves, quasi-geostrophic theory, and synoptic-scale instability theory. Prerequisites & Notes The prerequisite is MET 3321, and the co-requisite is MET 3332. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring. Credits: 3
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