Curriculum
Undergraduate Courses- ATMO1100. Atmospheric Science Lab. Discussion and practical experience in weather analysis, methods of instrumentation, and observational meteorology.
- ATMO1300. Introduction to Atmospheric Science. An investigation of atmospheric properties and physical processes which determine current weather and long term climate.
- ATMO 2301. Weather, Climate and Human Activities. Observation and analysis of the impacts of weather and climate on human activity, e.g. storms, climate change, forecasting, weather modification, health, energy, transportation.
- ATMO2316. Severe and Hazardous Weather. Preq ATMO1300. Basc meteorology of severe or hazardous weather, focusing on events affecting the U.S., expecially the Great Plains and adjacent regions of Texas.
- ATMO3301. General Meteorology. Preq MATH1351 or equiv. A basic study of atmospheric processes and the principles that control them.
- ATMO4300. Independent Studies in Atmospheric Science.
Graduate Courses
- ATMO5101. Atmospheric Science Seminar (1:1:0). Discussions of current research or selected topics of interest. May be repeated for credit.
- ATMO5301. Individual Studies in Atmospheric Science (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A structured independent graduate studies course under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
- ATMO5302. Weather, Climate, and Applications (3:3:0). Basic principles of atmospheric science, with particular emphasis on applications, including severe weather, air pollution, and global climate change.
- G PH5310. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (3:3:0). Scale analysis for problems in atmospheric dynamics with application to mid-latitude synoptic scale systems.
- ATMO5315. Atmospheric Convection (3:3:0). Observations and models of convection in the atmosphere. Governing equations for shallow and deep convection. Natural and man-made plumes. Numerical and laboratory simulation of atmospheric convection.
- ATMO5316. Dynamics of Severe Storms (3:3:0). Observations and theoretical studies of severe storms. Conceptual and numerical models of storm structure and development.
- ATMO5317. Wind Storm Hazards (3:3:0). Comprehensive survey of damaging storm phenomena, their analysis, forecasting, and impacts.
- ATMO5319. Boundary Layer Meteorology (3:3:0). Boundary-layer turbulent transfer processes are examined, including diffusion, mixing, diabatic modification, low-level jet formation, and moisture discontinuities.
- ATMO5320. Mesometeorology (3:3:0). Temporal and spatial analysis of mesoscale phenomena, including thunderstorms. Models of mesoscale circulations.
- ATMO5321. Cloud and Precipitation Physics (3:3:0). Processes of cloud droplet nucleation; initial growth of droplets and cloud droplet size spectra; theories of natural precipitation processes and techniques for precipitation enhancement.
- GPH5324. Radiative Transfer. Applications to absorption, emission and scattering processes. Determination of physical properties from satellite measurements.
- ATMO5327. Radar Meteorology (3:3:0). Applications of radar to investigation of precipitating weather systems. Emphasis is given to analysis and interpretation of radar data in conjunction with other data sources.
- ATMO5328. Synoptic Meteorology (3:2:3). Basic techniques of interpreting meteorological data. Applications of analysis techniques to basic research and weather forecasting.
- ATMO5331. Analysis of Geophysical Data Fields (3:3:0). The application of fourier analysis, times series and spectral analyses, and objectives analysis to geophysical data fields.
- ATMO5332. Regional Scale Numerical Weather Prediction (3:3:0). Regional scale dynamics, numerical solution of geophysical problems, and numerical prediction of severe weather events such as tornadic storms and flash floods.
- ATMO5351. Meteorological Data Acquisition and Instrumentation Systems (3:2:3). Exploration, design, integration and application of meteorological data acquisition and instrumentation systems.
- ATMO5352. Meteorologic Research Methods (3:3:0). Comprehensive survey of the meteorological research process using available data sets, current analysis and presentation methods, and interpretation and dissemination of results.
- ATMO5353. Meteorologic Field Experiments (3:3:0). An overview of designing, planning, and completing atmospheric field experiments.
- ATMO6000. Master's Thesis (V1-6).
- ATMO7000. Research (V1-12)