A tmospheric science studies the state of atmospheres and the processes which take place in them. Although weather analysis and forecasting are a big part of this field, other topics are important as well. Knowledge of chemical properties of the atmosphere may be applied to air pollution problems. Transfer of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere can have applications for remote sensing.
Dynamic meteorology is the study of atmospheric motions.
A t the University of Kansas the Atmospheric Sciences Group concentrates on the study of the earth's lower atmosphere. Some upper atmosphere and planetary atmosphere work is done by the Space Physics Group . The Atmospheric Sciences Group places some emphasis on mesoscale and microscale meteorology. The group is interested in atmospheric phenomena as close as Kansas and as far away as Antarctica. T he Atmospheric Sciences Group has fine computer facilites available for student research.