Instructor: Prof. Gregory Hakim (685.2439) (www) TA: Michael Warner (phone 685.9134) (www)
Department of Atmospheric Sciences; University of Washington
This course provides a broad introduction to the atmospheric sciences,
including atmospheric composition, weather forecasting, radiation,
thermodynamics, and climate. Insight on these topics is gained by
application of basic physical laws. A daily review of current weather
provides real-time examples of principles derived in lecture.
Prerequisites: MATH 126; PHYS 123.
Class meets: M-F 11:30-12:20 p.m. in ATG 310C.Text: Atmospheric Science. An Introductory Survey, Second Edition, by J. M Wallace and P. V. Hobbs.
Information on majoring (and minoring) in Atmospheric Sciences.
Weather links| US Min Temp | US Max Temp | US Precip |
WA terrain elevation | WA climatological precipitation | WA ecozones
Java applet for chaos demonstration.
