ATM 345 · Compass

ATM 345

Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Dynamics

3 credits

A quantitative introduction to the thermodynamical and dynamical processes of Earth's atmosphere. Topics include moist and dry thermodynamical processes, hydrostatic stability, external forces of atmospheric motion, equations of atmospheric motions on a rotating planet, coordinate transformations, and horizontal motions under balanced forces.

Prerequisites

All of

ATM 205Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences

One of

MAT 203Calculus III with Applications

MAT 205

AMS 261Applied Calculus III

One of

All of

PHY 126Classical Physics B

PHY 127Classical Physics C

PHY 132Classical Physics II

PHY 142Classical Physics II: Honors

One of

ATM 320Problem Solving with Python

CSE 130Introduction to Programming in C

ESG 111Programming for Engineers

PHY 277Computation for Physics and Astronomy

Catalog text

ATM 205; MAT 203 or MAT 205 or AMS 261; PHY 126/PHY 127 or PHY 132 or PHY 142; ATM 320 or CSE 130 or ESG 111 or PHY 277

Sections

Fall 2026

Section	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
LEC 01	TuTh	11:00AM–12:20PM	ENDEVOR HALL 158 WESTCAMPUS	John Mak★ 3.2, Kar Chang