ESSC 209 - Meteorology

4 Credit(s)

This introductory course teaches an understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere, including the forces producing weather and climate, the dynamics of air movements, pressure changes, mass density, volume relationships, as applied to the changing atmosphere, and the production of hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms. Also studied are atmospheric structure, the effects produced by solar radiation on the Earth’s magnetic field—auroras, Van Allen belts, and similar phenomena. Meteorological instrumentation is studied in laboratory experiments designed to integrate theory with practice, together with the production of weather maps by students from empirical data recorded in the laboratory. This course is designed primarily for students majoring in science or engineering.
2 hours laboratory. 3 hours lecture.
(SAME AS PHYS 209/ENVR 209)