Applications of barotropic and quasi- geostrophic theory to synoptic meteorology. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course. Upper division Undergraduate or Graduate student. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course.
Students prepare and present weather briefings on the current weather situation.
Repetitive for up to 2 credit hours. Fundamentals of atmospheric dynamics spanning from planetary to convective scales. Broad overview of fundamental physical processes in the atmospheric sciences. Topics include thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and cloud microphysics. Synthesis of previous material with an emphasis on the earth as an integrated set of coupled thermodynamic subsystems.