Explorations of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Explore fields in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, covering meteorology, weather forecasting, climate change, remote sensing, oceanography, and career routes.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the basic scientific principles behind the concepts being explored and skills needed to further explore the topic
Interpret how scientific articles, media stories, and reports advance our understanding of the topic
Conduct and evaluate interviews of practitioners in the topic on their roles and professional development to understand future careers in this topic
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapATM OCN 100, 101, 141,ATM OCN/GEOSCI 105, 140,SOIL SCI/ATM OCN/BSE 132,ATM OCN/ENVIR ST 171, or ATM OCN/ENVIR ST/GEOSCI 102
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
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Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
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Topics
- Meteorology, weather systems, weather forecasting, climate, climate change, atmospheric satellite remote sensing, oceanography, and professional careers
Skills
- Describing basic scientific principles and identifying skills for further exploration
- Interpreting scientific articles, media stories, and reports
- Conducting and evaluating practitioner interviews on roles and professional development
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Spring 2026
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Sources & history
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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