Dec 10, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Bulletin

GHY 5620 - Atmospheric Circulation (3) [DL]


When Offered: Fall, Alternate years
This course focuses on atmospheric circulation at multiple spatial scales. Basic meteorological elements and concepts such as precipitation formation, jet streams, cyclogenesis, and extreme weather are discussed. The course also investigates the major teleconnection patterns of El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation, and Madden-Julian Oscillation and their associated regional and global impacts.
[Dual-listed with GHY 4620.]