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EAS 1150 Severe Weather Phenomena

Summer. 3 credits. S–U or letter grades. M. W. Wysocki.

A description of the structure of the Earth’s atmosphere and forces that govern its motion will be 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.