G107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.) NMNS Introduction to the physical principles governing the geographical distribution and interrelationships of the earth's physical features (atmosphere and oceans, landforms, soils and vegetation). The course provides students with the background necessary to evaluate current environmental issues. For further information, please contact Dr. Sara Pryor.
G109 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) NMNS Introduction to atmospheric processes responsible for weather changes. Elements of climatology and their variation in time and space. Weather forecasting, weather modification, and severe weather. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond.
G250 Computer Methods in Geography (3 cr.) P: Mathematics M118 or M119 or M215, or consent of instructor. Introduction to computing in geography, emphasizing practical applications. Topics include programming concepts, analysis of spatial data, and graphics. Numerous exercises give practical experience with the analysis and interpretation of geographic data. Both high-level programming and software packages are utilized. For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Robeson.
G304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.) NMNS P: G107 or G109 or consent of instructor. Fundamental atmospheric properties and interrelationships. Radiation theory, components of energy and moisture balance, atmospheric circulation, upper air-surface relationships, and global weather systems. For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Robeson or Dr. Hans Peter Schmid.
G305 Environmental Change-Nature and Impact (3 cr.) NMNS P: G107 or G109 or consent of instructor. An integrated systems approach to examining the forcing, system response and impacts of environmental change. Key scientific areas: climate variability, sensitivity and prediction, environmental chemistry, ecosystem and anthropogenic responses. For further information, please contact Dr. Sara Pryor.
G336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.) NMNS P: An introductory course in science or consent of instructor. Principles of remote sensing of the earth and its atmosphere, emphasizing satellite data in visible, infrared, and microwave portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Emphasis on practical applications and digital image analysis. For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Robeson.
G350 Climatological Instrumentation and Field Methods (3 cr.) NMNS P:G107, G109, or consent of the instructor. Sampling, instrumentation, measurement, analysis and interpretation of data concerning features and processes of the atmospheric environment. Use of field and laboratory equipment within the context of research and standard projects. Practical application of climatological and meteorological principles. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond
G400 Internship in Geographical Analysis (3-6 cr) P: consent of instructor. Faculty-directed study of geographical problems based on an internship experience. Student's area of placement must be related to major field of study and may involve staff work or research. Maximum of 3 credit hours will count toward major. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond.
G405 Hydroclimatology (3 cr.) P: G304. Hydroclimatic processes at a range of spatial scales. Topics include: cloud and precipitation processes, soil water physics, runoff and evaporation. Lecture and laboratory. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond
G407 Climate Dynamics (3 cr.) P: G304. Climate and its interannual and longer-term variations from the perspectives of theory, observations, and modeling. Topics include: climate sensitivity, stability and feedbacks; sea-air-land-ice interactions; teleconnections and their regional expression; drought; climate reconstruction and prediction using numerical models.For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Robeson.
G433 Synoptic Meteorology and Climatology(3 cr.) P: G304 or consent of instructor. Analysis and prediction of synoptic scale weather systems, emphasizing the mid-latitudes. Other topics covered include: severe weather, atmospheric/oceanic teleconnections and the use of synoptic climatologies in environmental analyses. For further information, please contact Dr. Sara Pryor..
G434 Air Pollution Meteorology (3 cr.) P: G304 or consent of instructor. Analysis of the physical laws that govern the transport and transformation of atmospheric pollutants. Primary emphasis will be on physical and chemical processes, although biological impacts will also be considered. For further information, please contact Dr. Sara Pryor..
G436 Dynamic Meteorology (3 cr.) P: G304, Mathematics M215-M216 or M211-M212, Physics P201 or P221 (P221 recommended), or consent of instructor. Introduction to dynamical processes and analysis in the atmosphere. Principles of fluid dynamics and their application to the atmosphere. Basic conservation laws and equations of motion. Circulation and vorticity. Dynamics of synoptic systems: quasi-geostrophic analysis; oscillations and waves; baroclinic instability; cyclogenesis. General circulation. Numerical modeling. For further information, please contact Dr. Hans Peter Schmid.
G437 Topics in Mesoscale Meteorology (3 cr.) P: G304, Mathematics M215-M216 or M211-M212, Physics P201 or P221 (P221 recommended), or consent of instructor. Topics may include: Application of principles of dynamic meteorology and thermodynamics to mesoscale atmospheric phenomena: mesoscale circulations and the boundary layer; fronts and frontogenesis; hurricanes and tornadoes; flow and topography interactions. For further information, please contact Dr. Hans Peter Schmid.
G450 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr., 6 cr. max.) P: consent of instructor. Individual readings and research in geography. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond
G470 Micrometeorology (3 cr.) P: G304, Mathematics M215-M216 or M211-M212, or consent of instructor. Atmospheric processes at the micro and local scale. Topics include: energy and mass exchange over simple non-vegetated surfaces, vegetated surfaces, non-uniform terrain, inadvertent climate modification. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond or Dr. Hans Peter Schmid
G471 Topics in Micro and Boundary Layer Meteorology(3 cr.) P:G470, Mathematics M215-M216 or M211-M212, Physics P201 or P221 (P221 recommended), Geography G470, or consent of instructor. Topics may include: surface-vegetation-atmosphere interaction; dynamics of turbulent transport; boundary layer dynamics; turbulent kinetic energy and stability; dimensional analysis and similarity theory; effects of surface inhomogeneity on boundary layer dynamics; patchiness; urbanization; regional aggregation of surface atmosphere exchange; applications to mesoscale modeling and air pollution dispersion modeling. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond or Dr. Hans Peter Schmid.
G472 Advanced Climatological Instrumentation and Field Methods (3 cr.) P:G350 or consent of instructor. Sampling, instrumentation, measurement, analysis and interpretation of data concerning fluxesand variables in the boundary layer. Emphasis is on research and practical applications of meteorological principles. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond
G475 Climate Change (3 cr.) P: G107 or G109, or consent of instructor. Advanced course on the evidence for and theories of climatic change over a range of time scales, focussing on the period before the instrumental record. For further information, please contact Dr. Sara Pryor..
G477 Advanced Climatology and Meteorology (3 cr.) P: G304 or consent of instructor. Selected topics in microclimatology, dynamic meteorology, statistical methods in climatology, climatic change, radiation theory, or other areas of climatology and meteorology. May be repeated once for credit with different topic. For further information, please contact Dr. Sue Grimmond
G489 Atmospheric Data Analysis (3 cr.) P: An introductory course in statistics or consent of instructor. Introduction to methods of data analysis used in the atmospheric sciences, emphasizing applications. Topics include statistical forecasting, spatial interpolation, spectral analysis and filtering, vector data analysis, and model evaluation.For further information, please contact Dr. Scott Robeson.