Meteorology and Climatology will serve as an introductory course to the various physical processes underlying atmospheric and weather phenomena, including concepts related to global climate change, and the impacts of weather and climate on society.  This course will introduce students to basic concepts involved in the analysis of weather phenomena on a global and local scale.  Particular attention will be devoted to the analysis and interpretation of local weather charts and diagrams with the goal of creating regular classroom and school weather reports.  With perspective in mind, this course will also study Earth’s climate through an analysis of climatic controls, classification schemes and feed-back cycles, including an examination of past global climates and global climate change scenarios.  Topics addressed include makeup of the atmosphere, seasonality, heat and radiation balance, temperature, moisture and atmospheric stability, air pressure and wind, air masses and weather patterns, severe weather, instrumentation, local weather analysis and forecasting, as well as, the history of climate change.