Physics of how clouds form, how they evolve over time, and how they influence weather and climate.

Atmospheric processes that create winds, temperature change, precipitation, the development and decay of mid-latitude storms, fronts, and their associated hazards.

Physical nature and practical consequences of mesoscale atmospheric phenomena. Mesoscale convective systems, fronts, terrain-forced circulations, observations, analysis, and prediction of mesoscale phenomena.

High and low pressure systems, air mass, clouds, jet stream, Precipitation, air-sea interactions, local and global circulation, weather analysis

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“I was very fascinated with meteorology at a young age. I lived on the Gulf Coast and hurricanes blew through there. That is the class I failed in college: meteorology.”

-Jim Parsons, University of Houston Alum