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GEOG 321 - Applied Meteorology

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: GEOG 220 or GEOG 221 or GEOG 222
Students will build and use autonomous weather instruments to study impacts of daily weather patterns on conditions near the ground. Combining their observations with data from professional weather networks, satellite images, and numerical modeling output, students will explore and report on geographical applications including: transportation, renewable energy, recreation, agriculture and natural resources. The course includes field trips to professional meteorological agencies and observatories. Offered alternate spring semesters.