MET 10
Weather and Climate Processes
Course Description
Introduction to the principles of the sciences of meteorology and climatology including: history of the sciences; origin, evolution and structure of the atmosphere; major atmospheric variables that determine weather; global and local wind circulations; air masses and frontal systems; birth and development of extra tropical and tropical cyclones and associated severe weather phenomena; weather map analysis and interpretation; objective techniques used by meteorologists to forecast weather; air pollution; atmospheric optics, global climate and the processes that produce climate change including "global warming."
Class Details
| CRN | Course | Section | Days | Times | Instructor | Loc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34892 | MET 10 | 2 | M·W···· | 12:30 PM-02:45 PM | Terrence Mullens | S34 |
Class Materials: View textbook and/or other materials for this course available at the Bookstore.
Class Dates: This class runs from 2019-01-07 to 2019-03-29.
Course Details
- Units
- 5 Units
- Hours
- Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisites
- Note
- See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.
- Advisory
- MATH 210 or equivalent; EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
