ATMO.4350 Hydrology of the Atmosphere

Id: 042624 Credits: 3-3

Description

Hydrology of the Atmosphere explores the foundational processes of how water moves into, through, and out of the atmosphere. The course begins with a specific focus on the water cycle and how water in all three phases (solid, vapor, liquid) exists and moves within the surface-subsurface-atmosphere continuum. Additionally, the course addresses topics including interpretation of hydrometeorology using dual polarization radar, cloud and precipitation formation, the mechanisms involved in extreme precipitation (snow, ice, convective precipitation, and non-convective precipitation), floods, drought, precipitation monitoring and forecasting, and evapotranspiration. These topics are further covered as related to local versus regional, versus global scales and how these processes impact human systems. Finally, the topics are addressed as related to climate and climate change.

Prerequisites

MATH.1310 Calculus I, and PHYS.1030 General Physics I, and PHYS.1410 Physics I, or PHYS.1610 Honors Physics I.

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