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Courses•KU Independent Study

Atmospheric Science
(Offered by the Department of Geography)

• ATMO 105 Introductory Meteorology (5).
• ATMO 220 Unusual Weather (3).

ATMO 105 Introductory Meteorology (5). NE

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Online course. A lecture and laboratory course introducing students to the atmosphere, weather and climate phenomena, and their controlling physical processes. Topics covered include: the structure of the atmosphere, energy and energy budgets, climate and climate change, air pollution, clouds and precipitation, pressure and wind systems, severe weather, and weather forecasting. Ten written assignments; 18 laboratory assignments; midcourse and final examinations. View the ATMO 105 course preview. Instructor: Richard McNulty.

Tuition and Fees Undergraduate resident students pay: 1,407.50
Undergraduate nonresident students pay: 3,087.00
Graduate resident students pay: 1,650.50
Graduate nonresident students pay: 3,422.75

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Aguado and Burt. Understanding Weather and Climate, 4th ed., Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007. Accompanying CD-ROM recommended.
• University of Kansas Atmospheric Science Program. Laboratory Guide to Meteorology, 2nd ed., Thomson, 2007, or 3rd ed., 2008, published by Cengage Learning.

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ATMO 220 Unusual Weather (3). NE

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Surveys the general principles and techniques of atmospheric science and illustrates their application through discussions of natural but unusual weather phenomena such as blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, and chinooks, of the effects of air pollution on weather, and of intentional human alteration of the atmosphere. Optional e-mail assignment submission. Nine written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. View the ATMO 220 course preview. Instructor: Richard McNulty.

Tuition and Fees Undergraduate resident students pay: 804.50
Undergraduate nonresident students pay: 804.50
Graduate resident students pay: 950.30
Graduate nonresident students pay: 950.30

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Rauber et al. Severe and Hazardous Weather, An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology, 2nd ed., Kendall/Hunt, 2005.

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