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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHY 3150 - Atmospheric Science (3)

When Offered: Spring
An introduction to the principles of atmospheric physics. After a survey of climatology and the hydrologic and carbon cycles, this course focuses on important aspects of atmospheric physics including thermodynamics, radiative transfer, atmospheric chemistry, cloud microphysics, atmospheric and fluid dynamics, weather systems, boundary layer physics, and climate dynamics.
Prerequisites: PHY 1104  or PHY 1151 .