About The Program: Introductory Level
About The Program: Introductory Level
About The Program: Introductory Level
Department
Physical Geography
About the Program
We focus on the interactions between the atmosphere,
oceans and continents through our combined
expertise in the subfields of climatology, hydrology
and fluvial geomorphology.
Intermediate level
GEO 3250/6255 Climatology
Genesis of regional climates and their global distribution. Emphasis on world
regional climatology. Secondary topics include applied climatology and
climate change.
GEO 3280/6398 Principles of Geographic Hydrology
Examines the effects of physical geography on the land-based portion of the
hydrologic cycle at the regional and basin scales. Includes discussion of
precipitation, infiltration and runoff.
GEO 3341/6348 Extreme Floods/Floods Seminar
Examines the world’s most extreme floods from the Pleistocene through present
due to various causes. Discusses physical and human aspects of flood warning,
preparedness, response and recovery throughout the world.
MET 3503/5504 Weather and Forecasting Rainwater cascading down steps on campus
Provides hands-on experience using weather instruments and making forecasts. during severe storm
Advanced level
GEO 4281/6282 Fluvial Morphology and Processes
Examines the nature and variety of fluvial processes and the origin and modification
of fluvial landforms. Includes discussion of environmental changes in rivers and
human activities in drainage basins.
GEO 4285/6938 Models in Geographic Hydrology
An investigation of the numerical and computational techniques available for the
extraction of geographic information from hydrometeorologic data.
GEO 4300/5305
Environmental Biogeography Part of the Atchafalaya River system, Louisiana.
Description and explanation of spatial patterns of
biodiversity, and underlying biophysical factors of human-environment
interactions. Past and present distributions of organisms and how patterns of
environmental variation influence the organisms. Biogeography is useful for
designing nature reserves, forecasting how climate change may affect organisms,
and explaining human adaptations to environmental variability. This class takes a
mostly ecological approach to understanding biogeography.
GEO5346 Natural Hazards
Multidisciplinary analysis of natural and man-induced environmental
catastrophes. Their perception and institutional adjustments.
GLY 4734 Coastal Morphology and Processes
Examines the nature and variety of coastal processes and the origin and
Bank erosion and exposed bank profile,
modification of environmental changes along coasts, including human activities in
Kissimmee River, Florida the coastal zone.
MET 4532/6530 Hurricanes
Meteorological and climatological concepts related to hurricanes. Forecasting
current activity, researching past storms and analyzing storm structure,
damage and future trends.
MET 4560/6565 Atmospheric Teleconnections
Atmospheric teleconnections are recurring large-scale patterns of pressure
and circulation anomalies. They can influence temperature, rainfall, storm
tracks and jet stream location and intensity. Course examines how these
patterns were discovered, how the index that characterizes the phase of each
teleconnection is calculated and the weather associated with different phases.
MET 4750/6752 Tracks of North American tropical cyclones 1850-2012
Atmospheric Data Analysis
How atmospheric data are collected and analyzed for meteorologic and
climatologic-scale research. Learn where to obtain various types of data
and how to analyze data to answer specific research questions.
Facilities
GIS/Remote Sensing laboratories
Fluvial Geomorphology laboratory