Legacy Course Catalog
GEOG G304 - Physical Meteorology And Climatology
| Effectivity: | 01/09/2006 - Fall 2007 *** @ IU Technology Statewide |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | fal spr sum |
| Short Title: | Phy Meterolgy&Climtogy |
| Description: | This course further develops qualitative and quantitative understanding of the physical processes that influence weather and climate. Topics include evolution, composition, and vertical structure of the Earth's atmosphere; radiative forcing of the Earth-atmosphere system, radiation laws and physics, reflection, scatter, absorption, radiation balance; the cycling of energy through the Earth-atmosphere system, conduction, convection, evaporation, the energy balance; thermodynamics of the atmosphere, moisture, condensation, clouds, precipitation; dynamics of the atmosphere, winds at all scales; the daily weather, air masses, fronts, forecasting, applied meteorology, air pollution, wind energy. A number of practical exercises examine basic quantitative skills used in meteorology and climatology. G304 fulfills the NMNS distribution requirement. |
| Department: | Iupui Courses |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
