KG
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of Environmental Sciences
Office location and address
291 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville,
Virginia
22904
Publications
Sponsored Awards
AS-ENVS CAREER: Understanding the Coupling between Clouds and Midlatitude Dynamics at Synoptic and Global Scales
Source: U.S. NSF - Directorate For Geosciences
August 01, 2018 – July 31, 2023
AS ENVS Storylines of Regional and Seasonal Climate Change in the United States in the 21st Century
Source: U.S. DOC - Nat. Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (Noaa
September 01, 2019 – August 31, 2022
Storylines of Regional and Seasonal Climate Change in the United States in the 21st Century
Source: U.S. DOC - Nat. Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (Noaa
September 01, 2021 – August 31, 2022
AS-ENVS Implications of Hadley Cell Expansion for North American Drought
Source: Virginia Space Grant Consortium
August 01, 2019 – July 31, 2020
AS-ENVS Implications of Hadley Cell Expansion for North American Drought
Source: Virginia Space Grant Consortium
August 01, 2018 – July 31, 2019
Courses
Credits: 3
Introduces the physical laws governing atmospheric behavior and examines atmospheric variables and their role in the fluid environment of the earth. Prerequisite: MATH 1190 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1310 or MATH 1320 or MATH 2310 or APMA 1090 or APMA 1110 or APMA 2120.
Credits: 1
Studies the principles of measurements, instrumentation for measuring atmospheric parameters, and methods of observing and calculating atmospheric variables. Corequisite: EVSC 3300.
Credits: 2
This seminar course will review the atmospheric and oceanic processes responsible for large-scale variability and change in Earth's climate system through readings and discussions of recent peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Credits: 1–4
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
Credits: 1–6
Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Examination of the fundamental radiative, thermodynamic, and fluid dynamic processes in Earth's atmosphere with an emphasis on climatic time and space scales. Topics include atmospheric composition and radiative transfer, synoptic climatology, atmospheric general circulation, climate change, El Niño, and teleconnections. Prerequisites include EVSC 3300 or an undergraduate science degree.
Credits: 4
Introduces theoretical meteorology encompassing dry and moist air thermodynamics, the mechanics of atmospheric motion, and the dynamics of atmospheric weather systems. Prerequisite: MATH 1310, 1320 and PHYS 2310, 2320; or equivalent.
Credits: 1–4
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of environmental science.
Credits: 1–4
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of atmospheric sciences.
Credits: 1–12
For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
Credits: 1–12
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
Credits: 1–12
Individual or group research on interdisciplinary problems in environmental sciences.
Credits: 1–12
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
Credits: 1–12
For doctoral research, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.