MSc in Atmospheric Science - Biometeorology and Micrometeorology in Davis United States | University of California Davis

Atmospheric science explores the physics, chemistry, and movement of Earth's atmosphere and its interactions with water systems and living organisms. Learners develop expertise in areas like air quality, weather patterns, atmospheric composition, small-scale meteorology, biological weather interactions, climate systems, regional weather phenomena, global atmospheric movements, and computer-based weather forecasting. Graduates acquire both theoretical and practical abilities needed for academic and scientific careers focused on atmospheric chemistry and behavior, including its connections to Earth's water and life systems. The Atmospheric Science Graduate Group provides Master's and Doctoral programs. Students can specialize in one or more disciplines, including air pollution meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics, biological meteorology, small-scale weather processes, computer weather modeling, satellite observation techniques, climate system dynamics, global atmospheric patterns, regional and ground-level weather systems, computational earth sciences, severe weather events, and climate change effects. The faculty's wide-ranging expertise enables cross-disciplinary education and investigation opportunities.

Davis's Biometeorology and Micrometeorology program focuses on the physical mechanisms controlling energy and material transfers between living surfaces and the near-ground atmosphere. These exchanges involve movement of energy, heat, moisture, gases, and particles for both individual organisms and ecosystems. Participants in this specialization engage in computer simulations, measurements, and theoretical research of these processes, particularly examining the chaotic characteristics of the atmosphere's lowest layer.