Prerequisites: MET 205 and MATH 131. Majors only. Sophomores or above. Develops quantitative problem solving skills using applications specific to meteorology; atmospheric composition and gas laws, dry thermodynamics and stability, balanced flows, and introductory computer skills.
Prerequisite: MET 215 (concurrent), MATH 132, PHYS 241. Physical processes in the atmosphere; atmospheric thermodynamics; radiation laws and balance; cloud microphysics; precipitation processes; atmospheric electricity.
Prerequisite: MET 205, MATH 131. Introduction to boundary layer, mass/energy processes and their interaction with biota and the lithosphere with field research, where students program, collect, and analyze micrometeorology data.
Prerequisites: MET 205. Credit given for participation in cooperative work/study program with National Weather Service, NOAA and/or other agencies. Summary paper required for work and/or research activities. Repeatable, maximum of 24 credits.