Intro to Atmospheric Science
4:10pm–6:40pm
SCHERMERHORN HALL SCH 417
Morningside
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Description
CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement Basic physical processes controlling atmospheric structure: thermodynamics; radiation physics and radiative transfer; principles of atmospheric dynamics; cloud processes; applications to Earth's atmospheric general circulation, climatic variations, and the atmospheres of the other planets.
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n=7, 2004–2025
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4.5 / 5
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2.7 / 5 · Moderate
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- 3 credits
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