HYMPHD - Hydrometeorology

63

Minimum credits: 63
Core coursework: UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION:
1 year college chemistry sequence
1 year college physics sequence
1 course in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics
1 course in calculus-based statistics for physical sciences or engineering
Math courses: calculus 1, calculus 2, vector calculus, introductory differential equations

CORE COURSES

• ATMO 541A Dynamic Meteorology I (3 units)

• ATMO 551A Physical Meteorology I (3 units)

• HWRS 519 Fundamentals in Surface Water Hydrology (3 units)

• HWRS 524 Hydroclimatology (3 units)

Students are required to take a minimum 18 units of dissertation research.

*If the elective course is not offered in a particular semester (e.g. if instructor is on sabbatical leave), the student may take an alternative related course after approval by his/her faculty advisor.

**Consult faculty advisor for details

REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSES*

Students must take 6 units from each of the three areas listed below

1) Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction (6 units)

• ATMO 558 Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling (3 units)

• ATMO 579 Boundary Layer Meteorology (3 units)                

• ATMO 551B Dynamic Meteorology II (3 units)

• ATMO 570/571Synoptic Meteorology (3 units)

2) Systems Science and Methods (6 units)

• HWRS 528 Fund. Systems Approach to Hydrologic Modeling   (3 units)

• ATMO 545 Intro to Data Assimilation (3 units)

3) Data Sciences (6 units)

• ARL 590 Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3 units)

• ATMO 529 Objective Analysis in Atmos. and Related Sciences (3 units)

• HWRS 513A Field Hydrology (3 units)

• CE 528 Numerical methods in Hydraulics (3 units)

*If the elective courses are not offered in a particular semester, the student may take an alternative related course after approval of his/her Advisor.

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9 units minimum in a minor is required depending on the department.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.