Physical Meteorology

General

Prefix

AHS

Course Number

465

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Principles of atmospheric physics including radiation laws, radiative transfer, atmospheric aerosols, cloud microphysics, physics of precipitation formation, atmospheric electricity, atmospheric optics. Meteorological radar.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply basic radiation laws to radiative transfer in the atmosphere.

Outcome

Calculate the growth of an ice crystal for various cloud conditions, and relate this to the Bergeron process.

Outcome

Develop and apply a relationship between rainfall and radar reflectivity.

Outcome

Calculate the growth of a raindrop through the collision-coalescence process.