Earth Geography
•weather? or climate?
•latitude, longitude & time
•solar year & earth tilt
Earth’s Atmosphere
•composition & vertical structure
•Ozone: the good, the bad and the ugly

Survey of Physical Geography (GEOG 101)

Maps & Mapping (GEOG 256)

Energy and Temperature
•solar energy-the engine of all
•partitioning solar energy
•latitude & surface effects on energy balance
•heat & temperature
•daily & annual temperature cycles
•global temperatures: what greenhouse effect?

Meteorology (MET 300)

Synoptic Meteorology (MET 320)

Regional Climatology (GEOG 370)

Atmospheric Circulation
•wind
•surface & upper air winds
•Surface pressure systems & the predictability of wind
•winds aloft: seasonal wind shifts

Meteorology (MET 300)

Weather Dynamics I (MET 410)

Weather Dynamics II (MET 411)

Micrometeorology (MET 430)

Moisture, Clouds & Precipitation
•the roles of water in the atmosphere
•cloud & fog formation
•precipitation & lifting mechanisms
•air masses & frontal systems
•cyclones, anticyclones & weather tracks

Water Resources and the Environment (GEOG 303)

Synoptic Meteorology (MET 320)

Advanced Synoptic Meteorology (MET 421)

Mesoscale Meteorology (MET 444)

Atmospheric Physics (MET 485)

Climates
•the hydrologic cycle
•soil-water budgets
•global climate systems
•climate classification
•regional climates
- tropical
- mid-latitude
- polar
•the geography of extremes: weather & climate

Survey of Physical Geography (GEOG 101)

Geography of World Plant Communities (GEOG 322)

Soil Science (GEOG 302)

Water Resources and the Environment (GEOG 303)

Regional Climatology (GEOG 370)

Applications of Climatology (MET 431)

Remote Sensing of the Environment (GEOG 460)