Meterology

Type of degree: B.S.

Brief overview of program: Oswego's meteorology program studies the atmosphere, weather patterns and climate. One of only a handful of such programs in the Northeast with a national reputation, this major requires specialized study in topics such as atmospheric structure, dynamics, and physics, synoptic, meso, and micro meteorology, climatology, instrumentation, and air pollution.

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Description of Facilities: Forecasting: The Weather Station at Oswego receives all the standard weather data including observations across North America, weather maps, model output, satellite images, radar images, as well as forecasts from the National Weather Service. Students access this data via sixteen computers available in the synoptic lab. Software to view this data includes the National Weather Service programs GARP, NTRANS, NSAT, and Bufkit. Instruments: Standard weather observation equipment is available and constantly monitors changes in local weather. Click on Piez Hall Weather to see past and present weather outside Piez Hall. In addition, the program has dial-up access to Niagara Mohawk's nearby weather tower and doppler SOund Direction And Ranging (SODAR) at Nine Mile Point. Portable instruments are available for student projects. Location: Oswego's location, on the shores of Lake Ontario, provides excellent opportunities for study of many spectacular weather events including lake breezes, water spouts and lake-effect snow. From our roof, we have an excellent view from west to north over the lake and can see weather phenomena from far off. Oswego's snow is legendary.

Program Point of Contact: Dr. Alfred Stamm, Professor

Email: stamm@oswego.edu