ATMS 5021 - Water in the Climate System

Credit Hours: 3

A collaborative learning course utilizing curricular materials from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) designed to focus on principles of water analysis of digitally delivered near real-time environmental data and learning activities. Water in the Earth System (WES) is modeled after the DataStreme Project, a highly successful program that trains teachers in the use of real-time geoscience data in the precollege classroom. The primary focus of WES is to investigate the flow of water and energy in the global water cycle from an Earth system science perspective. Through a unique paradigm, WES integrates and applies fundamental concepts of meteorology, oceanography, and hydrology in examining mass and energy transfer in the hydro-logic cycle. A central theme of WES is society’s response to and impact on the global water cycle. As with other Cal U-AMS DataStreme courses, WES instruction is delivered online, providing students with highly motivational experiences in a robust online platform as they access and interpret near-real time environmental data. The course relies on data and support of the American Meteorological Society.