The Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (PAOS) is an interdisciplinary
program at the University of Colorado that provides an educational and research environment to study the dynamical, physical and chemical processes of the atmosphere
and the ocean.
Requirements for a Graduate Certificate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences:
1. Approval by the ASEN Certificate Chairman of your proposed course
selection.
2. Completion, with a grade of B or better, of a total of four courses from
the approved list of PAOS/ASEN courses.
3. Upon completion of your courses, submission of a letter to the ASEN
Graduate Program Advisor requesting a Certificate in Atmospheric and
Oceanic Sciences, for consideration by the ASEN Certificate Chair.
List of PAOS courses suitable for ASEN students:
ASEN 5215: Oceanography
ASEN 5235/ATOC 5235: Introduction to atmospheric radiative transfer
ASEN 5315: Ocean Modeling
ASEN 5325: Small-scale Processes in the Atmosphere and Ocean
ASEN 5335: Aerospace Environment
ASEN 6519: Turbulence in Atmospheric Boundary Layer
ATOC 5051: Introduction to Physical Oceanography
ATOC 5060: Dynamics of the Atmosphere
ATOC 5061: Dynamics of Oceans
ATOC 5600: Physics and Chemistry of Clouds and Aerosols
ATOC 5810: Planetary Atmospheres
ATOC 6100: Predicting Weather and Climate
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CHEM 5151: Atmospheric Chemistry
GEOG 5231: Physical Climatology: Field Methods
ASEN 5900: Directed Studies in Atmospheric Science
Letters to the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Graduate Committee should be sent to
the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Graduate Chair:
Professor Bill Emery
431 UCB
(303) 492-8591
william.emery@colorado.edu