Graduate Course Offerings

501. ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA. Overview of the complex interactions within the atmosphere, ranging from molecular to global scale.

512. ADVANCED METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Graduate version of topics covered in METEO 412 - Synoptic Applications of Dynamic Meteorology. Prerequisite: METEO 411 or METEO 411H; METEO 421 or METEO 421H.

516. MESOSCALE FORECASTING. Competitive, simulated, operational, real-time forecasting is covered. Prerequisite: METEO 414 OR METEO 514; METEO 415

520. GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS. Fundamentals of fluid dynamics with an emphasis on basic concepts that are important for geophysical flows such as those in the atmosphere and ocean. Topics include kinematics, conservation laws, vorticity dynamics, dynamic similarity, laminar flows, and an introduction to waves and instability.

521. DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY. An overview of the major large-scale atmospheric motions of weather and climate. Prerequisite: METEO 520.

523. MODELING THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. An introduction to the mathematical description and modeling of atmospheric and oceanic motions. Prerequisite: or concurrent: METEO 541.

526. NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION. Finite difference and spectral methods, barotropic and baroclinic models, filtered and primitive equation models, synoptic-scale and mesoscale methods. Prerequisite: METEO 422 or METEO 522.

529. MESOSCALE DYNAMICS. A survey of concepts of mesoscale systems including frontogenesis, symmetric instability, mountain waves, wave CISK, and frontal waves. Prerequisite: METEO 521.

532. CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE. Review of chemical principles in gaseous and multiphase environments; characteristics of key atmospheric components and chemical systems in the lower and middle atmosphere. Prerequisite: CHEM 012. [More detail]

533. CLOUD PHYSICS. Overview of cloud systems; theories of phase changes in clouds and micro-physical mechanisms of precipitation formation; cloud electrification. Prerequisite: METEO 431.

535. RADIATIVE TRANSFER. Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with matter; radiation and climate, atmospheric remote sensing, and observable atmospheric optical phenomena.

537. RADAR METEOROLOGY. Weather radar principles; single- and dual-Doppler radar analysis techniques; multi-parameter (dual-polarization, dual-wavelength) radar analysis; introduction to NEXRAD. Prerequisite: METEO 421, PHYS 204.

538. ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION. Properties of shallow and deep atmospheric convection and interactions between convection, the boundary layer, and larger-scale weather systems. [More detail]

554. ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE. An introduction to the physics, structure, modeling, representation, and measurement of atmospheric turbulence. Prerequisite: METEO 520.

555. ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION. The theory of molecular and turbulent diffusion; experiments, theory, and practical implications of air pollution problems. Prerequisite: METEO 520

563. BIOCLIMATOLOGY. Climatic phenomena in their reaction to life.

565. PHYSICS OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. A topical survey of physical, chemical, and dynamical processes at work in the stratosphere and mesosphere. Graduate version of material covered in METEO 465

574. ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS SEMINAR. A weekly seminar course that focuses on current and past research problems in dynamic meteorology and oceanography.

575. CLIMATE DYNAMICS SEMINAR. Review of evolving climate dynamics and earth system science, including ongoing departmental research.

580. COMMUNICATION OF METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH. Methods for effective written and oral presentation of meteorological research are reviewed.

581. CURRENT TOPICS IN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY. Discussion of recent research papers in, and concepts pertinent to, acidic depostion, photochemical air pollution and global chemical budgets.

582. ICE AND SNOW PHYSICS. Structure of ice and its electrical, optical, mechanical, and surface properties; snow formation in the atmosphere.

587. TOPICS IN ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS. Seminar discussion of physical processes in the atmosphere including cloud lifecycles, radiative transfer, remote sensing, and the hydrologic cycle.

588. OCEANS AND CLIMATE. A focussed discussion on some aspect of the ocean's role in the climate system. Theme to vary from semester to semester.

590. COLLOQUIUM. Continuing departmental seminar series that consists of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.

596. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES. Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

597. SPECIAL TOPICS.

600. THESIS RESEARCH. On-campus research. MS and pre-comprehensive PhD students register for enough credits to bring their course loads to the specified limits. Thesis-option MS students will receive quality grades (A-F) in six credits and PhD students will receive quality grades in up to twelve; all other credits will be graded with an R.

601. THESIS PREPARATION. (No credit). Only full-time PhD candidates who have passed their Comprehensive Exams may register for this course each semester and eight-week summer session.

602. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE IN COLLEGE TEACHING. In some cases, teaching assistants may register for this course. Although it does not count toward the 30 credits required for an MS degree, it does count toward the specified semester limit.

610. THESIS RESEARCH. Off-campus research. This course is subject to the same grade restrictions as Meteo 600.

611. THESIS PREPARATION. Only part-time PhD candidates who have passed their Comprehensive Exams may register for this course each semester and eight-week summer session.