Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

AES 401 Atmospheric Physics

Credits: 3

An introduction to physical processes that govern the behavior of the atmosphere. Topics will include atmospheric thermodynamics; absorption, scattering and radiative transfer; convective motion, tropospheric chemistry, cloud and precipitation development; and atmospheric electricity.

Prerequisites: (PHYS 213  or PHYS 209 ), MATH 321 , and AES 404  
Notes: This course is cross-listed with AES 501 .


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