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| AT300 |
Climate of Colorado |
2 |
None |
Fundamentals of climate and climate changes; seasonal and regional Colorado climate regimes; types and availability of climate information |
| AT350 |
Introduction to Weather and Climate |
2 |
None |
Behavior of the atmosphere and its influence upon human activities |
| AT351 |
Introduction to Weather and Climate Laboratory |
1 |
AT350 (C) |
Actual weather data, visualization of meteorological phenomena, and in-depth discussion of current environmental issues |
| AT495 |
Independent Study: General Atmospheric Science |
Variable |
Variable |
|
| AT540 |
Daily Weather Laboratory I |
2 |
Variable |
Synoptic analysis; cyclones, anticyclones, fronts, associated weather; long waves in the westerlies; upper troughs, ridges, basic currents; weather phenomena |
| AT541 |
Daily Weather Laboratory II |
2 |
AT540 (P) |
Synoptic computation of cyclone and anticyclone movement; circulation and intensity changes; mesoscale weather phenomena; precipitation processes |
| AT555 |
Air Pollution |
3 |
C113, M261 or M340, PH122 or PH142 (P) |
Nature, ambient concentrations,
sources, sinks, and physiological activity of pollutants; meteorology;
legislation; social and economic factors. |
| AT560 |
Air Pollution Measurement |
2 |
C114 (P) |
Examination and application of techniques
for air pollution measurement. Includes sampling and analysis of gases,
aerosols, and precipitation. |
| AT540 |
Daily Weather Laboratory
I |
2 |
AT601 (C) |
Synoptic analysis;
cyclones, anticyclones, fronts, associated weather; long waves in
the westerlies; upper troughs, ridges, basic currents; weather phenomena. |
| AT541 |
Daily Weather Laboratory
II |
2 |
AT540 (P) |
Synoptic computation of cyclone
and anticyclone movement, circulation, and intensity changes; mesoscale
weather phenomena; precipitation processes. |
| AT555 |
Air Pollution |
3 |
C113, M261 or M340, PH122 or PH142 (P) |
Nature, ambient concentrations,
sources, sinks, and physiological activity of pollutants; meteorology;
legislation; social and economic factors. |
| AT560 |
Air Pollution Measurement |
2 |
C114 (P) |
Examination and application of techniques
for air pollution measurement. Includes sampling and analysis of gases,
aerosols, and precipitation. |
| AT601 |
Atmospheric Dynamics
I |
3 |
M261, M531 (P) |
Momentum, continuity equations;
circulation, vorticity, thermodynamics; boundary layer; synoptic scale
motions in midlatitudes. |
| AT602 |
Atmospheric Dynamics
II |
2 |
AT601 (P) (WI) |
Sound waves, gravity waves, Rossby
waves; numerical weather prediction; baroclinic instability; general
circulation; tropical dynamics. |
| AT604 |
Atmospheric Modeling |
3 |
None |
Design of numerical models of the
atmosphere, and applications to current problems. Emphasis is on a
practical understanding of relevant numerical methods. |
| AT605 |
General Circulation
of the Atmosphere |
3 |
AT602 (C) |
Observations and theory of the general
circulation of the atmosphere, with emphasis on understanding physical
mechanisms. |
| AT606 |
Introduction to Climate |
3 |
ST301 (P) |
Exchange of energy, water and momentum
through the atmosphere, surface vegetation and oceans. Paleoclimate,
climate change, variability and feedbacks. |
| AT610 |
Physical Oceanography |
3 |
None |
Foundations of ocean circulation theory and general circulation of the ocean using observational data and rotating tank experiments. |
| AT620 |
Thermodynamics and Cloud
Physics |
3 |
M340, PH142 (P) |
Equilibrium thermodynamics, cloud
microphysics, cloud dynamics, precipitation formation, and cloud electrification. |
| AT621 |
Atmospheric Chemistry |
2 |
C114, M340, PH142 (P) |
Overview of chemical kinetics and
equilibria; sources and sinks of pollutants; photochemistry and smog
formation; aqueous-phase chemistry; acid rain. |
| AT622 |
Atmospheric Radiation |
3 |
AT620 (P), AT602 (C) |
Terrestrial, solar radiation propagation
in the atmosphere; radiative components in energy budgets, weather
systems, climate studies; remote sensing. |
| AT623 |
Atmospheric Boundary
Layer |
2 |
AT601 (P) |
Equations for shallow atmospheric
motions; thermal instability of a fluid layer; atmospheric turbulence;
flow stability; 1-D mixed layer models. |
| AT650 |
Measurement Systems
and Theory |
2 |
PH142, ST301 (P) |
Surface and upper air measurement
systems; theory and system response, sensor design; automated data
collection, analysis and display systems. |
| AT652 |
Atmospheric Remote Sensing |
2 |
AT622 (P/WI) |
Concepts of electromagnetic and
acoustic wave propagation; active and passive remote sensing techniques
including radar, lidar, thermal emission systems. |
| AT655 |
Objective Analysis in
the Atmospheric Sciences |
3 |
M531 (P/WI) |
Objective analysis of geophysical
data: general statistics; matrix methods; time series analysis. Emphasis
on applications to real-world data. |
| AT695 |
Independent Study (General
Atmospheric Science) |
Variable |
None |
None |
| AT680 |
Physical Oceanography |
2 |
None |
Physical Oceanography |
| AT699 |
Thesis: M.S. |
Varies |
Varies |
None |
| AT703 |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
2 |
AT602 (P) |
Quasi-geostrophic approximation;
barotropic, baroclinic, primitive equation, and general circulation
models; numerical methods. |
| AT704 |
Large-scale Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics |
2 |
AT602 (P) |
Quasi-static, quasi-geostrophic
equations; planetary waves; geostrophic adjustment; barotropic, baroclinic
instability; frontogenesis; tropical cyclones. |
| AT707 |
Atmospheric Waves and
Vortices |
3 |
AT602, AT605 (P/WI) |
Atmospheric wave motions and embedded
vortices on a spectrum of scales. Topics include mountain waves, downslope
windstorms, breaking waves and hydraulic jumps, vorticity generation
via hydraulic jumps, equatorial waves, LaPlace's Tidal equation, atmospheric
tides, Eliassen-Palm theorems, wave, mean flow interaction, QBO, gravity
wave critical levels, Kevin-Helmholtz instability, stratified shear
turbulence, gravity wave breaking, solitary waves and KdV theory,
gravity wave and Rossby wave critical layers. |
| AT710 |
Geophysical Vortices |
3 |
AT601, AT602 (P/WI) |
Dynamics and thermodynamics of geophysical
vortices from observational, experimental and theoretical viewpoints.
Vortices investigated: hurricanes, tornadoes, water spouts, and dust
devils. Models and processes covered include two-dimensional vortex
dynamics, invertibility principle, Green functions, point vortex and
moment idealizations, vortex axisymmetrization, vortex merger, two-dimensional
and three-dimensional quasi-geostrophic turbulence, vortex Rossby
waves, Eliassen's balanced vortex model, Ooyama's 1969 hurricane model,
Spin down at small and large Rossby number, asymmetric balance (AB)
theory, vortex alignment, tropical cyclogenesis and intensification
via convectively forced vortex Rossby waves. |
| AT711 |
Micrometeorology |
2 |
AT623 (P) |
Laminar and turbulent flow; momentum,
heat, water vapor transports near the surface; radiation, evaporation,
and diffusion in boundary layer. |
| AT712 |
Dynamics of Clouds |
3 |
AT623 (P) |
General theory of cloud dynamics;
parameterization of microphysics and radiation; models of fog, stratocumuli,
cumulonimbi, and orographic clouds. |
| AT715 |
Atmospheric Oxidation
Processes |
2 |
AT621 (P) |
Atmospheric hydrocarbon and nitrogen
oxide reactions; aqueous phase scavenging and reactions; chemical
pathways in the atmosphere. |
| AT716 |
Air Quality Characterization |
2 |
AT560, AT555 or AT621 (P/WI) |
Students plan, execute, and report
on a measurement campaign to characterize local air quality. |
| AT721 |
Theoretical Topics in
Radiative Transfer |
3 |
AT622 (P) |
Physics of atmospheric radiation;
theoretical techniques used to show radiation transfer equation. |
| AT722 |
Atmospheric
Radiation and Energetics |
3 |
AT622 (P) |
Radiative transfer in
the atmosphere; implications on remote sensing and energetics. |
| AT724 |
Cloud Microphysics |
2 |
AT621 (P) |
Theories and observations of nucleation;
cloud droplet spectra broadening; precipitation growth and breakup;
ice multiplication; cloud electrification. |
| AT730 |
Mesoscale Modeling |
3 |
AT602, AT632 (P) |
Development of basic equations used
in mesoscale models and methodology of solution. |
| AT735 |
Mesoscale Dynamics |
3 |
AT602 (P) |
Analysis of physical and dynamical
processes that initiate, maintain, and modulate atmospheric mesoscale
phenomena. |
| AT737 |
Satellite Observation
of Atmosphere and Earth |
3 |
AT622, AT652 (P/WI) |
Satellite measurements; basic orbits
and observing systems; applications of remote sensing and imaging
to investigations of atmospheric processes. |
| AT741 |
Radar Meteorology |
3 |
AT 652 (P/WI) |
Radar systems; radar equation and
applications; multiple Doppler observation and processing; radar studies
of mesoscale systems. |
| AT742 |
Tropical Meteorology |
3 |
AT605, AT623, AT655 (P) |
Climatology and general circulation
of the tropics; air-sea, cumulus energy, and momentum exchanges; tropical
storm dynamics. |
| AT745 |
Atmospheric General
Circulation Modeling |
3 |
AT602, AT605 (P) |
Survey of current problems in modeling
of the general circulation of the atmosphere. |
| AT750 |
Climate Dynamics: Atmospheric Variability |
3 |
AT605, AT655 (P) |
Analysis and interpretation of large-scale
patterns of climate variability and observed climate change. |
| AT753 |
Global Hydrologic Cycle |
3 |
AT601 (P) |
Hydrologic cycle; moisture transport
and air-ground exchange; water budgets of meteorological phenomena;
climatology of atmospheric water. |
| AT755 |
Topics in
Climate Research |
3 |
AT606 (P) |
Survey of current topics
in climate research. |
| AT760 |
Global Carbon Cycle |
2 |
AT606 (P) |
Exchanges of CO2 between the atmosphere,
the land surface, and oceans. Biogeochemical processes. Micrometeorological
and inverse flux estimation. |
| AT765 |
Climate Dynamics: Oceanic Variability |
3 |
AT602 (P) |
Climate variability on times scale
of years to millennia with focus on the role of the ocean circulation.
Approach through dynamical systems theory. |
| AT770 |
Ocean Modeling |
3 |
AT602 (P) |
Conceptual and numerical ocean models and their application to current problems in climate science and biogeochemical cycles. |
| AT772 |
Aerosol Chemistry |
2 |
C114, M161, PH122 or PH142 (P) |
Physics and chemistry of atmospheric
aerosols including composition, surface properties, size, interaction
with radiation sources, sinks. |
| AT784 |
Supervised College Teaching |
Variable |
Variable (WI/WH) |
None |
| AT786 |
Practicum |
Variable |
None |
None |
| AT795 |
Independent Study: General Atmospheric Science |
Variable |
None |
None |
| AT796 |
Group Study (See AT699 for research categories.) |
Variable |
Variable |
None |
| AT799 |
Dissertation: Ph.D. |
Variable |
Variable |
None |
Requisite Codes: P=Prerequisite C=Corequisite WI=Written Consent of Instructor WH=Written Consent of Department Head
As a general planning guideline, courses at the 700 level are usually taught in alternate years. However, actual frequency of course offerings depends on demand.
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