ATOC-4750 (3) Desert Meteorology and Climate

Introduces students to the dynamic causes of deserts in the context of atmospheric processes and land-surface physics. Discusses desert severe weather, desert microclimates, human impacts and desertification, inter-annual variability in aridity (drought), the effects of deserts on global climate, and the impact of desert climate on humans. Department enforced prereq., ATOC 1050. Same as ATOC 5750. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural sciences.