Professor: John Dierks, PH.D.

• Collection, Display, and Application of Weather Observations
• Weather map and observational analysis
• Introduction to Skew-T operations
• Introduction to Radar analysis
• Introduction to Numerical Forecasts

       Professor: Dennis Lamb, PH.D.

• Introduction to Options Within Meteorology
• Atmospheric Composition and Structure
• Kinematics
• Dynamics
• Moist Processes and Clouds
• Radiative Transfer and Energy Balances
• General Circulation and Atmospheric Cycles

       Professor: Yvette Richardson, PH.D.

• Techniques of Analyzing Synoptic Situations
• Kinematic Equations of Motion
• Omega Equation
• Jet Streaks
• Divergent Processes and Frontogenesis
• Vorticity and Divergence with Vertical Motions
• Thermal Winds and Advection
• Tropopaus Folds and Vertical Cross Sections

       Professor: William Syrett, M.S.

• Synoptic Boundaries
• Terrain Influences
• Data Interpretation
• Mesoscale Boundaries

       Professor: George Young, PH.D.

• >Convective Structure Analysis
• Vorticity
• Tornado Genesis
• Terrain Influenced Patterns
• Radar Interpretation
• Lake/Water Boundaries

       Professor: John Clark, PH.D.

• Kinematics
• Balanced and Unbalanced Flow
• Vorticity and Potential Vorticity
• Boundary Layer Conditions
• Numerical Weather Prediction
• Thermal Winds and Advection

       Professor: Hampton Shirer, PH.D.

• Equations of Motion
• Planetary Boundary Layer
• Atmospheric Waves
• Overview of Synoptics
• Instabilities
• General Circulations

       Professor: Hans Verlinde, PH.D.

• Dry and Moist Processes
• Thermodynamic Laws and Conservation
• Ideal Gas Law
• Internal and Total Energies
• Specific Heats and Enthalpy
• Water and its' Transformations
• Entropy and the Carnot Cycle

       Professor: Ken Davis, PH.D.

• Solar Radiation
• Broadband and Monochromatic Radiation
• Flux and Intensity
• Quantum Properties vs. Wave Description
• Reflectivity and Blackbody Radiation
• Absorption and Emission
• Vibrational and Rotational Transmissions
• Doppler and Pressure Broadening
• Radiative Transfer Equation and Scattering (Basic)

       Professor: William Brune, PH.D.

• Thermodynamic Principles
• Rate Equations
• Size Distributions and Properties
• Koehler Theory
• Liquid Drop Growth
• Bergeron Process
• Marshall-Palmer Distributions
• Electrification Mechanisms

       Instructor: Young Kwon

• Methods of Measurement
• Local Rainfall Analysis
• Time Variations
• Locational Variations

       Instructor: Nathaniel Johnson

• Methods of Measurement
• Drop Size Analysis
• Cloud Chamber Measurements
• Condensation Nuclei Studies

       Professor: William Frank, PH.D.

• Tropical Characteristics
• Sea Surface Temperature Patterns
• The Hadley Cell
• Surface Winds, Seasonal Variations, and the ITCZ
• Upper Level Winds and TUTT's
• ENSO Cycles
• Tropical Dynamics and Waves
• Hurricane Dynamics, Structure, and Climatology

       Professor: Mark Roulston, PH.D.

• Introduction to Matlab
• Loading Data in Arrays
• Array Manipulation
• Plotting Results
• Writing to Files
• Interactive Displays

       Professor: Mark Roulston, PH.D.

• Statistical Distributions
• Independence
• Hypothesis Testing
• Random Sampling
• Spread Skill Relationship
• Boot Strapping
• False Alarm Rate
• Skill Scores
• Decision Making

       Professor: Yvette Richardson, PH.D.
       Professor: Paul Markowski, PH.D.

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       Professor: Michael Mann, PH.D.

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