CLOUD PHYSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ATM OCN 311 and 340 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify cloud macrophysical properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand warm-rain and ice-based microphysical processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Relate cloud microphysical to macrophysical properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use observational tools to identify cloud properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify key areas of ongoing research related to cloud physics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply cloud physics concepts to their own research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify cloud macrophysical properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand warm-rain and ice-based microphysical processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Relate cloud microphysical to macrophysical properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use observational tools to identify cloud properties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify key areas of ongoing research related to cloud physics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply cloud physics concepts to their own research. Audience: Graduate