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4.00 Credits
Quantitative description of cloud particle nucleation, growth by condensation, and growth by deposition and collection. Ties to other atmospheric processes, e.g., radiation budgets and cloud dynamics, are also emphasized. Course material is presented in lecture and computer-laboratory settings. A numerical cloud model is developed and analyzed in the laboratory. Prerequisites: ATCS 5010
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4.00 Credits
Development and interpretation of the atmospheric equations of motion, scales of motion, horizontal atmospheric winds, thermal wind equation, circulation and vorticity, mesoscale motions. Introduction to planetary boundary layer flows. Data visualization software is also introduced and used to develop understanding of dynamical processes. Prerequisites: MATH 2210, PHYS 1310 and PHYS 1320 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Propagation of electromagnetic energy in the atmosphere, radiative transfers, refraction and scattering (Rayleigh and Mie regimes), visibility; optical phenomena, radar equation. Microphysics of clouds, stable and unstable phase transitions, cloud droplet and ice crystal nucleation and growth, precipitation formation by coalescence and accretion, atmospheric electricity, mechanisms of charge generation and separation in thunderstorms. Prerequisite: ATSC 4000. Dual listed with ATSC 4015.
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4.00 Credits
Large-scale vertical motion as viewed from quasigeostrophic and isentropic potential vorticity perspectives. Baroclinic instability, and the structure and evolution of extratropical cyclones. Identification and development of fronts, jet streams and associated weather features. Role of topography on large-scale circulations. Prerequisites: MATH 2210, PHYS 1310 and PHYS 1320 or equivalent.
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1.00 Credits
Ethics and ethical dilemmas in research and academia and how to address them are discussed. This course also covers general research methodology and describes processes for research funding and disseminating research findings and the peer-review process. Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory course concerned with physical processes in the atmosphere. Approximately eight experiments are conducted examining phenomena related to atmospheric radiation, gas expansions, phase transitions, and nucleation. Prerequisites: ATSC 5005, ATSC 5006 or concurrent enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Global climate system components, and their interactions. Radiative, dynamic, thermodynamic, chemical, and feedback processes affecting the climate system. Natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change. Past and present climate variability and sensitivity, and its simulation. Structure of climate models, their components, parameterizations, and attributes. Current climate modeling results and predictions of future climate. Prerequisites: ATSC 5001, ATSC 5016.
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3.00 Credits
Development and interpretation of the atmospheric equations of motion, scales of motion, horizontal atmospheric winds, thermal wind equation, circulation and vorticity. Introduction to planetary boundary layer flows. Prerequisite: MATH 2210, PHYS 1310 and 1320 (or equivalent).
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2.00 Credits
Access to meteorological data, including surface, upper air, and satellite data. Construction and analysis of surface and upper air charts. Interpretation of satellite data, cloud and air mass classification, and introduction to weather radar. Prerequisite: ATSC 4010. Dual listed with ATSC 4150.
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2.00 Credits
Structure and evolution of the extratropic cyclone, identification and development of fronts, jet streams and associated weather features; theories of cyclogenesis; role of topography. Climatology of formation and movement of a cyclone. Mesoscale circulation features; ingredients of severe weather. Prerequisite: ATSC 4031, 5001, 5003, 5100, 5004 5031 and permission of instructor.
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