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GEOG-3504: Severe Weather

Description: An introduction into mesoscale environments favoring the development of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the analysis of moisture, instability and shear parameters associated with severe weather events. Thunderstorm life-cycles, analysis of thermodynamic diagrams, role of wind shear and associated convective mode, hail production and forecasting, tornadogenesis and research.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GEOG-2505

Required By: GEOG-4504, GEOG-4514, MTRG-3524

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.64 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 68.30%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

David F Carroll202474.8%17.5%5.9%0.7%1.1%0.0%3.646

Grade Distribution Over Time

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