Atms

ATMS

 120

 (ESE

 120):

 Fall

 2014

 Severe

 and

 Hazardous

 Weather

  Course

 Objectives:

 This

 course

 focuses

 on

 the

 most

 extreme

 manifestations

 of

 weather

 and

 climate

 by

  analyzing

 the

 physical,

 economic,

 historical

 and

 human

 impact

 of

 extreme

 weather

 events.

 Students

 will

  learn

  introductory

  level

  atmospheric

  processes

  that

  control

  the

  weather,

  and

  how

  these

  processes

  interact

 within

 the

 context

 of

 severe

 weather

 events

 (i.e.,

 hurricanes,

 ice

 storms,

 floods,

 tornadoes,

 etc.)

  Prerequisites:

 none.

 Credits:

 3

 hours

  Satisfies:

 This

 course

 is

 approved

 for

 General

 Education

 Credit

 in

 the

 category

 of

 Natural

 Sciences

 and

  Technology:

 Physical

 Science

 and

 Quantitative

 Reasoning

 II.

  Time

  Location

  Instructor

  Contact

  Information

  Office

 Hours

  Section

 B

 (HB)

  TR

 2:00

 P.M.

 –

 3:15

 P.M.

  Lincoln

 Hall

 Theater

  Eric

 Snodgrass

  110

 Atmospheric

 Sciences

 Bldg.

 snodgrss@illinois.edu

 217-­‐333-­‐3537

  By

 appointment:

 PLEASE

 EMAIL

 THE

 INSTRUCTOR

  Textbooks:

 (Required)

 Severe

 and

 Hazardous

 Weather,

 4th

 Edition,

 By

 Robert

 Rauber,

 John

 Walsh

 and

  Donna

 Charlevoix,

 Kendal

 Hunt

 2012

 ISBN:

 978-­‐0-­‐7575-­‐9772-­‐5

 (You

 do

 not

 need

 the

 workbook!)

Webpage:

 We

 are

 using

 Illinois

 Compass

 2G

 as

 our

 course

 software.

 You

 will

 need

 to

 access

 it...