Optional laboratory for Introduction to Weather and Climate.
Athena Title
Intro Weather and Climate Lab
Pre or Corequisite
GEOG 1112
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
In this course, students will employ instrumentation to collect data that describe physical environmental conditions, then interpret their collected data as part of the scientific method to document meteorological processes.
Students will work in groups to record their methods, collected data, and analysis in an organized and replicable manner, and clearly convey their conclusions in written form.
As part of this course, students will diagnose the fundamental processes that operate to influence weather and climate and use this knowledge to interpret forecasts of weather events such as severe weather and hurricanes
Students will produce and interpret various forms of weather and climate maps.
Topical Outline
Earth-Sun Geometry
Surface Energy Balance
Atmospheric Moisture
Atmospheric Stability
Atmospheric Motion
Surface Map Analysis & Mid-Latitude Cyclone
Upper-Air Analysis
Severe Weather
Hurricanes
Global Climate Modeling
General Education Core
CORE II: Physical Sciences
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
