Analysis of the Climate and Weather Observations

ATOC 3300

Understanding environmental problems; making effective use of technical information; applicable to general environmental problems; applicable to air quality issues; applicable to water resource issues; applicable to natural hazards.


The instruments, techniques, and statistical methods used in atmospheric observations. issues of data accuracy and spatial representativeness. Applications to ozone changes, surface temperature trends, interannual variability of climate, droughts, floods, and hurricanes. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural sciences.