CCN: MET1010

Title: ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES

Credit Hrs: 3.00


Description

Introductory course covering the origin, composition and structure of the atmosphere, solar energy and the Earth's energy budget, air temperature, humidity, clouds and cloud formation, precipitation, global circulation model, air masses, fronts, mid latitude cyclones, severe storms, air pollution, atmospheric optics, and global climates and climate change. The course focuses on the physical and chemical processes associated with each topic, and how each forms part of the global atmospheric system.


Prerequisite(s) : ESC1000 , or PSC1121 , or GLY1010

Lec Hrs Lab Hrs Oth Hrs Fees
48.00 0.00 0.00