ENVR 312 - Atmospheric Physics

3 Credit(s)

This course provides a mathematically rigorous investigation into the science of meteorology. Graphical analyses and calculus-based numerical problems are used throughout. Topics include radiation principles, heat, boundary layers, moisture, stability, cloud formation, precipitation, atmospheric dynamics, global circulation, air masses, fronts, cyclones, numerical weather prediction, thunderstorms, air pollution, and climate change.
Prerequisite(s): ENVR 209 is a prerequisite for environmental science majors, and is recommended to be taken concurrently for physics majors.Corequisite(s): PHYS 162 or PHYS 232.

(SAME AS PHYS 312)