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• ESCI 341: Atmospheric Thermodynamics

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  First and second principles of thermodynamics, water-air systems, equilibrium of small droplets and crystals, thermodynamic processes in the atmosphere, atmospheric statics, vertical stability and aerological diagrams. 3 hrs. lec. Prerequisite:    C- or higher in ESCI 241. Coreq or Prereq: MATH 311.
  ShareESCI 341 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics

• ESCI 342: Atmospheric Dynamics 1

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Centered difference approximations, total derivative, and basic kinematics; fundamental and apparent forces; mass and momentum conservation; equations of motion and their applications; circulation, vorticity, and divergence. Prerequisite:    C- or higher in ESCI 241 and PHYS 231. Coreq or Prereq: MATH 311.
  ShareESCI 342 - Atmospheric Dynamics 1

• ESCI 343: Atmospheric Dynamics 2

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Ageostrophic wind; quasi-geostrophic theory; theory and properties of atmospheric waves, including gravity waves, sound waves, internal waves, inertial-gravity waves; geostrophic adjustment; atmospheric instabilities, including inertial/slantwise instability, barotropic and baroclinic instability. 3 hrs. lec. Prerequisite:    ESCI 342.
  ShareESCI 343 - Atmospheric Dynamics 2

• ESCI 344: Tropical Meteorology

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  General circulation of the tropics; energy balance; boundary layer; cumulus convection; survey of tropical disturbances including tropical cyclones. 3 hrs. lec. Prerequisite:    C- or higher in ESCI 341, 342.
  ShareESCI 344 - Tropical Meteorology

• ESCI 344H: H:Tropical Meteorology

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  H:Tropical Meteorology
  ShareESCI 344H - H:Tropical Meteorology

• ESCI 345: Atmospheric Radiative Transfer

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Quantitative description and analysis of atmospheric radiation and its interaction with atmospheric constituents (gases, aerosol, and clouds) and the land and ocean surfaces. Topics include properties of radiation, the electromagnetic spectrum, reflection and refraction, radiative properties of natural surfaces, thermal emission, atmospheric transmission, atmospheric emission (the Schwarzschild Equation) and absorption, scattering and absorption by molecules and particles, radiative transfer with multiple scattering, numerical modeling of atmospheric radiation, relevance for climate and weather. Prerequisite:    C- or higher in ESCI 241, or PHYS 231. Coreq or Prereq: MATH 311.
  ShareESCI 345 - Atmospheric Radiative Transfer

• ESCI 347: Satellite Meteorology

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Orbital and radiative transfer physics applied to satellite meteorology systems. Contemporary applications of satellite remote sensing of the atmosphere, including the retrieval of cloud microphysics and precipitation, the generation of atmospheric vertical profiles of temperature and moisture, the retrieval of wind, and image interpretation in the context of weather forecasting. 3 hrs. lec. Prerequisite:    ESCI 241; MATH 161 or MATH 163.
  ShareESCI 347 - Satellite Meteorology

• ESCI 348: Broadcast Meteorology

  2.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Preparation and presentation of weather information to the public; graphics preparation, television and radio weathercasting; video production. 1 hr. lec. 2 hrs. studio. Prerequisite:    C- or higher in ESCI 241 or COMM 320.
  ShareESCI 348 - Broadcast Meteorology

• ESCI 349: Chemistry of the Atmosphere

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Theory, application, methods of analysis and instrumentation relevant to a study of the chemistry of the atmosphere. 3 hrs. of integrated lecture/lab/ working group activities. May be used as an elective in meteorology and environmental chemistry if not counted as P course. Prerequisite:    Minimum of 36 credit hours, COMM 100, ENGL 110; junior status; CHEM 104 or CHEM 111; and PHYS 132 or PHYS 232.
  ShareESCI 349 - Chemistry of the Atmosphere

• ESCI 350: History of Meteorology

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Overall intellectual and institutional development of meteorology from Aristotle to present, with emphasis on the 20th century. Historical overviews of dynamic meteorology and numerical weather prediction, observational tools (the history of radar and satellites) and computational devices, cloud microphysics and dynamics, hurricanes, convective storms and climatology. Spotlights key scientists and their role in the advancement of atmospheric sciences. 3 hrs. lec. Prerequisite:    ESCI 107, 109, or ESCI 241; and HIST 101 or 102 or 106, or 340; COMM 100, ENGL 110 and junior status.
  ShareESCI 350 - History of Meteorology