Meteorology
HIG 350
2525 Correa Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8775
Fax: (808) 956-2877
E-mail: met-info@soest.hawaii.edu
Web: lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu
Faculty
*G. M. Barnes, PhD
(Chair)--convection, hurricanes,
and boundary-layer meteorology
*S. Businger, PhD--mesoscale and synoptic meteorology, satellite
meteorology, storm structure and dynamics
*Y. L. Chen, PhD--mesometeorology
*P. S. Chu, PhD--tropical climate and circulation, statistical
applications
*P. A. Daniels, PhD--physical meteorology, atmospheric pollution,
instrumentation
*F. F. Jin, PhD--atmospheric and oceanic dynamics
*T. A. Schroeder, PhD--mesometeorology, tropical meteorology
*D. E. Stevens, PhD--atmospheric dynamics
*B. Wang, PhD--geophysical fluid dynamics, climate dynamics
*J. Zhao, PhD--atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
A. D. Clarke, PhD--marine aerosols, biogeochemical cycles, optical
properties
B. J. Huebert, PhD--atmospheric chemistry
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
Y. H. (Bill) Kuo, PhD--mesometeorology
W. C. Lee, PhD--radar and mesoscale meteorology
T. Takahashi, PhD--cloud physics
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BS in meteorology, MS in
meteorology, PhD in meteorology
The Academic Program
Meteorology (MET) is the study of phenomena in the
Earth’s atmosphere. These phenomena include the daily weather and
climate. Students pursuing the BS in meteorology receive preparation for
professional employment in meteorology and are qualified for employment
in the federal meteorological agencies. The meteorology major must be
well-grounded in the fundamentals of mathematics and physics. Thus BS
graduates are qualified to pursue graduate studies both in meteorology
and other applied sciences, such as oceanography or computer sciences.
Graduate degrees prepare students to pursue research careers both with
government and in academia.
The meteorology program at the University of Hawai‘i
at Manoa is unique in its focus on tropical meteorology. The tropics
comprise 50 percent of Earth’s surface and exert critical controls on
the global atmosphere. BS students receive comprehensive training in
tropical weather analysis and forecasting. Graduate students often
pursue thesis research in tropical meteorology, some study topics that
take advantage of Hawai‘i’s unique natural laboratory. Some students
pursue graduate thesis research with funding from the National Weather
Service, whose Honolulu Weather Forecast Office is housed in the same
building as the meteorology department. Meteorology faculty cooperate
actively with physical oceanography faculty through the Joint Institute
for Marine and Atmospheric Research in the study of air-sea interaction
and climate variability.
Affiliations
The University of Hawai‘i is an active member of the
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Advising
The department has one undergraduate adviser, who may
be contacted through the department office (808) 956-8775. Graduate
students are assigned individual faculty advisers by the graduate chair
after their preliminary conference.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor’s Degree
Requirements
Students must complete 124 credit hours, including:
• General Education
Core (see the “Manoa General Education and Graduation Requirements”
section of this Catalog).
• MET 101L and 200
• 21 credit hours in
meteorology courses numbered 300 and above, including MET 302, 303, 305,
and 402; and MET 412 or 416 (Students planning careers with federal
meteorological agencies should take both 412 and 416.)
• 15 additional credit
hours from physical and mathematical sciences (e.g., engineering,
geography, geology and geophysics, information and computer sciences,
mathematics, oceanography, physics, and soil science) including (but not
limited to) MET 405, 406, and 600; MET 412 or 416; AGRN 661; CE 424 and
626; GEOG 300, 302, 402, and 412; GG 412 and 455; ICS 211, 311, and 442;
MATH 311, 371, 373, 402, 403, 404, and 405; OCN 620; OEST 310; PHYS
274/274L and 400; and SCI 394 or 395
• CHEM 171/171L
• ICS 111/111L
• MATH 231 and 232
(Students planning careers with federal meteorological agencies should
take MATH 405.)
• PHYS 170/170L and
272/272L
Minor
Requirements
Students must complete 15 credit hours of
non-introductory courses, including:
• MET 200, 302, and 303
• 6 credits of
electives from MET 305, 405, 406, 412, 416, and OEST 310
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