Prerequisites: MET 215, MET 320, MATH 233, PHYS 241. The physical laws governing planetary and synoptic-scale atmospheric motions are developed mathematically based on conversion of mass, momentum, and energy.
(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Prerequisite: MET 401. Continued mathematical development of physical laws governing atmospheric motions, emphasizing vorticity, quasi-geostrophic prediction, and buoyancy waves. Theory is applied to weather charts during laboratory sessions and daily weather discussions.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
Prerequisite: MET 402. Use of weather data, manual analyses, and meteorological software tools in weather forecasting and case studies. Practice includes review of theory, student weather briefing, daily forecast, and statistical forecast verification.
Prerequisite: MET 320. Factors affecting climate; analytical methods used to study climatology, general circulation of the atmosphere, oceans, and the global energy balance. Introduction to global climate models, projections of climate change.
Prerequisites: MET 205 or consent of instructor. Juniors or above. Survey of climate history and methods of interpreting geological, paleontological, and paleobotanical climate proxies. Introduction to modeling, utility of using models to reconstruct past climate, and current research in paleoclimate.
(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Prerequisites: MET 320. Study of atmospheric phenomena on medium time and space scales. Topics include frontogenesis, mountain/valley winds, sea breeze circulations, gravity currents and waves, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and problems in mesoscale forecasting.
Prerequisite: MET 315 and MET 320. Majors only. Principles of remote sensing techniques, including radar and satellite instrumentation and operation. Types of radar and satellite instrumentation and interpretation of imagery used to understand the atmosphere and forecast weather.
Explore topics in meteorology beyond regular departmental offerings. Specific topics determined by student interest and instructor. Repeatable, under different subtitles.