Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

College of Natural and Health Sciences

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

MET 501 Dynamic Meteorology I

The physical laws governing planetary and synoptic-scale atmospheric motions are developed mathematically based on conversion of mass, momentum, and energy.
3

Prerequisites

(MATH 233 and MET 315 and MET 320 and PHYS 240 with a minimum grade of C)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Earth Sciences Major(s)

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

MET 502 Synoptic Meteorology

(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) 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.
4

Prerequisites

MET 501 with a minimum grade of C

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Earth Sciences Major(s)

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

MET 520 Advanced Weather Prediction

(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Describes the principles of numerical weather prediction, modern forecast models, and their uses. Emphasis is placed on weather analysis, the advantages and limitations of numerical models, and advanced forecasting applications.
4

Prerequisites

(CS 101 with a minimum grade of C)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Earth Sciences Major(s)

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

MET 551 Climatology

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, projects of climate change.
3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

MET 552 Paleoclimatology

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

Prerequisites

MET 205 with a minimum grade of C

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

MET 562 Extreme Mountain Weather

Principles of extreme weather over complex terrain, Rocky Mountains, and Colorado Front Range. Fire weather, windstorms, air pollution, blizzards and snow avalanches, monsoon circulations, and forecast applications.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

MET 595 Special Topics in Meteorology

Explore topics in Meteorology beyond existing departmental offerings. Specific topics determined by student interest and instructor.
1- 4

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

MET 622 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations