This track is designed for students who have an undergraduate degree in meteorology and seek graduate level training and experience in applied weather forecasting. The curriculum includes graduate-level course work in the analysis and preparation of weather forecasts, the effective use of numerical models, satellite, Doppler radar, and upper air data, and the application of this information to support a variety of specialized end-users, including agriculture, utilities, insurance, transportation, construction and other weather-sensitive industries. Students will also develop skills in different areas of service offered by the National Weather Service, including Severe Weather, Marine and Aviation Forecasts, Hydrology, and Tropical Cyclone Forecasting. Students will receive hands-on instruction using Weather Event Simulators developed for the National Weather Service to train their forecasters. This track also fosters skills in writing and public communication in the context of professional weather forecasting.
This track is designed for students who have an undergraduate degree in meteorology and seek graduate level training and experience in applied weather forecasting. Please see our departmental website for more information about this program.
Dr. David Nolan
Weather Forecasting Track
For more details, visit the UM Bulletin
Fall
Credit Hours
ATM 651
Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics
3
ATM 662
Advanced Weather Forecasting
3
ATM 653
Climate Change (or ELECTIVE)
3
MES 660
& MES 661Introduction to Marine Geographic Information Systems
and Introduction to Marine Geographic Information Systems - Laboratory (Can be taken in the Fall or Spring)3
Credit Hours
12
Spring
Credit Hours
ATM 765
General Circulation of the Atmosphere (or ELECTIVE)
3
ATM 636
Hurricanes (or ELECTIVE)
3
RSM 649
Scientific Communication (or ELECTIVE)
3
RSM 620
Climate and Society (or ELECTIVE)
3
Credit Hours
12
Summer
Credit Hours
ATM 805
MPS Internship
6
Credit Hours
6
Total Credit Hours
30
Students may take any elective on the RSMAS campus with the consent of their faculty advisor. Below are a few examples of courses past students in this program used as electives.
Code
Title
Credit Hours
ATM 731
Air-Sea Interaction
3
ATM 632
Broadcast Meteorology
3
RSM 670
Carbon and Climate
3
ATM 663
Mesoscale Meteorology
3
ATM 762
Computer Models in Fluid Dynamics
3
ATM 624
Applied Data Analysis
3
MES 664
Citizen Participatory Science
3
ATM 611
Geophyscial Fluid Dynamics I
3
ATM 633
Atmospheric Boubdary Layer
3
ATM 660
Tropospheric Chemistry I
3
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