Spring 2027

Topics in Theoretical Meteorology

Covers advanced dynamics, synoptics, climate-dynamics, and atmospheric physics with recent advances.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bee LeungStephanie Henderson

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe primary aspects of the topic.

  • Articulate, critique, and elaborate the theories, research methods, and approaches to scientific inquiry in the topic.

  • Summarize how the topic contributes to atmospheric and oceanic science.

  • Investigate a scientific problem through experimental design and the scientific process.

  • Develop and defend a scientific argument.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ATMOCN 801

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  • Graduate/professional standing

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

STEPHANIE HENDERSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Dynamics, synoptics, climate-dynamics, and atmospheric physics.

Skills

  • Critique and elaborate on atmospheric science theories and research methods.
  • Design experiments and apply the scientific process to investigate problems.
  • Develop and defend scientific arguments.

Grades

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ATMOCN 801 · Spring 2027

Topics in Theoretical Meteorology

Recorded 2026-10-14
ATMOCN 801 · Spring 2027

Numerical Modeling

Recorded 2026-10-14
ATMOCN 801 · Spring 2027

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Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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