EAS 1150 - Severe Weather Phenomena

(OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS) (CU-SBY)

Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

M. Wysocki.

A description of the structure of the Earth’s atmosphere and forces that govern its motion is presented and then applied to understanding the aspects of severe weather, including snowstorms/lake effect snow, windstorms, tornadoes, thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, El Niño, floods, drought, and heat waves.