Weather and Climate
Offered By: San Diego City College via California Community Colleges System
Course Description
Overview
This course is an introduction to weather and climate. Emphasis is placed on the principles of solar radiation and energy transfer, atmospheric structure and composition, cloud development, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and winds. Topics include the origin and development of storms, the greenhouse effect, and Earth's changing climate. The scientific method is illustrated as it relates to analyzing meteorologic problems. This course is appropriate for students with an interest in weather and climate.
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