Although AOSS 202 is offered through the College of Engineering, the course is approved by LS&A to earn LS&A credits and may be used to meet Natural Science distribution requirements. Other Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences courses are listed in the COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BULLETIN, and in the Time Schedule as part of the offerings of the College of Engineering in the AOSS subsection and may be elected by LS&A students as a part of non-LS&A course work. These other courses do not help meet LS&A distribution requirements. Students who have a serious professional interest in the field should consult the department (2233 Space Research Building, 764-3335).
202. The Atmosphere. (3). (NS).
SECTION 001: Climate Change and Weather. There is a real
possibility that the climate of the 2000's will be dramatically
different from today's. The climate change portion of this course
investigates what changes are forecast in temperature, precipitation
and storminess in the coming century and how climatic and meteorological
variability may influence our way of life. Topics include: origins
of the atmosphere, natural and unnatural climatic variability, global atmospheric circulation, and the role of air pollution.
In the weather portion topics include: the science and art of
weather forecasting and photographic and video presentations on
severe weather topics including lightning, thunderstorms, tornados
and hurricanes. Grades are based on three hourly exams each covering
one-third of the material and a final report based on an analysis
of either personal weather observations or weather folklore interviews.
(Samson)
SECTION 002: Weather, Climate, and the Environment. This course will survey the field of atmospheric science and will stress understanding of the physical processes at work in the atmosphere. Topics include: origins of the atmosphere and other atmospheres in the solar system, solar terrestrial relationships, energy balance, past climates, natural and unnatural climate variations, future climates, the greenhouse effect, large and small scale motions in the atmosphere, weather fronts, forecasting techniques, lightning, thunderstorms, tornados and hurricanes, clouds, fog haze, and atmospheric optics. (Killeen)
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