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Fall 2023
Feb 10, 2026 |
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| EASC 108 - Understanding the Weather: Introduction to Meteorology |
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A focus on understanding the basic principles and dynamics of Earth's atmosphere and the phenomenon of weather. Initial topics include the origin and composition of Earth's atmosphere, formation of clouds and precipitation, types of precipitation, global wind patterns, air masses, and frontal systems. Students then examine in detail the formation and causes of the news-making metrological events that shape our daily lives – snowstorms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes – and how meteorologists forecast these events. Think you can make a better forecast than what you see in the media? Students apply the methods and techniques used in weather forecasting to produce their own weather forecasts. Note: Credit is given for this course only if taken before EASC 208 Principles of Meteorology. Students intending to major or minor in Earth System Science should take EASC 208 Principles of Meteorology instead.
Prerequisite: Eligibility to enroll in college level math without corequisite remediation, or permission of the instructor.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department Course Attributes: D.v1_DomainGenEd-Domain II-B, Undergraduate Level Course, Lrng Objective 03, Lrng Objective 07, Lrng Objective 09, Lrng Objective 10 |
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