Examine the dynamical, physical and chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere and ocean.
A major theme is the establishment of a physical basis for observing, modeling, and understanding climate and global change.
Choose 1 Lower Division Course (3 credits):
- ATOC 1050: Weather and the Atmosphere
- Note: ATOC 1050 unlocks more upper division courses
- ATOC 1060: Our Changing Environment
Required Course (3 credits):
ATOC 2050: Intro to Atmospheric Research
Choose 2 Upper Division courses (6 credits):
- ATOC 3050: Principles of Weather
- ATOC/GEOL 3070: Intro to Oceanography
- ATOC 3180: Aviation Meteorology
- ATOC 3300: Analysis of Climate and Weather Observations
- ATOC 3500/CHEM 3151: Air Chemistry and Pollution
- ATOC 3600/ENVS 3600/GEOG 3601: Principles of Climate
- ATOC/ASTR 3720: Planets and Their Atmospheres
- ATOC 4200: Biogeochemical Oceanography
- ATOC 4215: Descriptive Physical Oceanography
- ATOC 4500: Special Topics
- ATOC 4550: Mountain Meteorology
- ATOC 4700: Weather Analysis & Forecasting
- ATOC 4710: Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
- ATOC 4720: Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics
- ATOC 4730: Physical Oceanography and Climate
- ATOC 4750: Desert Meteorology
- ATOC 4760: Physics and Chemistry of Clouds and Aerosols
- ATOC 4770: Renewable Energy Meteorology
- ATOC 4780: Ice Sheets and Climate
- ATOC 4800: Policy Implications of Climate Controversies
- ATOC 4815: Scientific Programming, Data Analysis and Visualization
- ATOC 4830: Remote Sensing Lab
- ATOC 4840: Field Observations and Measurements Lab
- ATOC 4850: Numerical Methods Lab
- ATOC 4870: Climate Modeling Lab
- ATOC 4875: Weather Modeling Lab
- ATOC 4880: Mesoscale Meteorology
- ATOC 4890: Synoptic Dynamic Meteorology