Introduction to Atmospheric Science

3 credits · Undergraduate

The general overview of the atmosphere provides the student with an understanding of the composition and thermal structure of the atmosphere, air mass and frontal theory and weather generating physical processes and their consequences. Other topics include atmospheric radiation, dynamic meteorology, climatology and the physics of clouds and storms. PREREQUISITES: PHYC 2060.03 or permission of instructor CROSSLISTED: OCEA 4520.03/ EXCLUSIONS: PHYC 5520.03, OCEA5520.03 FORMATS: Lecture