Implementation Date: 2011
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ESCI 5150. Applied Climatology. (3) Prerequisite: METR 3250, or permission of instructor. Methods of acquiring and analyzing climacticclimatic data in various types of applied problems. Emphasis on methods to assess and reduce the impact of weather and climate upon human activities. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week. (Spring)
ESCI 5240 Boundary-Layer Meteorology (3) Prerequisite: METR 3210, or permission of instructor. Examines the flow of mass, energy, and moisture within the planetary boundary layer including their exchange at the earth’s surface and theories of interaction. Principles of air pollution including sources, sinks, and controls. Interaction of the atmosphere with underlying surfaces (i.e. soils, vegetation, oceans, glaciers). Design and operation of instruments used to monitor theatmosphere with an emphasis on practical application. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week. (On demand)
ESCI 5250. Advanced Dynamic Meteorology. (3) Prerequisites: METR 3250 with a grade of Cand METR 3251, or better, MATH 2171, and MATH 2241, or permission of instructor. An permission. An extension of METR 3250 to provide an in-depth examination of atmospheric dynamics, focusing onthe structure and evolution of synoptic scale dynamical andmesoscale convective weather systems, wave dynamics (Rossby, topographic, inertia-gravity, etc.), scale-analysis, nondimensional numbers, and atmospheric modeling.Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week. (Fall, On demand)
ESCI 5251. Advanced Synoptic Meteorology. (3) PrerequisitePrerequisites: METR 3250 with a grade of Cand METR 3251, or better, orinstructorpermissionof instructor. An extension of METR 3251 sufficient todevelop an integrated view of dynamic and synopticand dynamic meteorologyfocusing on advanced. Included are a survey of conceptual modelsand analysis techniques for mid-latitude weather systemsmesoscale atmospheric features,cumulus convection, and regional precipitation eventstropical storms. Three hours ofcombined lecture and lab per week. (FallSpring, On demand)
ESCI 5320. Tropical Meteorology. (3) PrerequisitePrerequisites: METR 3245 and METR 3250, or permission of instructor. A comprehensive study of the tropical atmosphere, including climatology, mean structure and circulation, air-seaairsea energy exchange, cumulus transport, synoptic waves, and tropical storms.Special attention is paid to the formation, evolution, motion, and societal impacts of hurricanes. Three hours of lecture per week. (Fall, On demand)
Special attention is paid to the formation, evolution, motion, and societal impacts of hurricanes. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week. (On demand)
ESCI 5350. Mesoscale Meteorology. (3) Prerequisite or Corequisite:Prerequisites: METR 3245 and METR 3250, or permission of instructor. A comprehensive study of the structure, evolution, and dynamics of atmospheric phenomena having spatial scales between 2 and 2000200 km. Topics include: fronts, convective initiation, mesoscale convective systems, severe thunderstorms, tornadoestornados, low-level jets, drylines, land-sea breezes, shallow convection, and terrain effects. Three hours of combined lecture and lab per week. (Spring, On demand)