About the course

Atmospheric science is the study of the physics, chemistry, and dynamics of the atmosphere and its interrelationship with the hydrosphere and the biosphere. Students gain advanced knowledge of air quality, meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, micrometeorology, biometeorology, climate dynamics, mesoscale meteorology, large-scale dynamics, and numerical weather prediction. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in the chemistry and dynamics of the atmosphere and its interrelationship with the hydrosphere and the biosphere. The Graduate Group in Atmospheric Science offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. A student may place emphasis on graduate work in one or more of the following fields: air quality meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physical processes, biometeorology, micrometeorology, numerical weather prediction, remote sensing, climate dynamics, large-scale dynamics, meso-scale and boundary-layer meteorology, computational geosciences, extreme weather, and climate change impacts. The diverse and extensive backgrounds of the faculty allow opportunities for interdisciplinary training and research.

　　The Climate Change Impacts group at UC Davis examines the impact of climate change on society, including on specific sectors of the economy and on various ecosystem services. Research projects have focused on a number of topics, including investigating how climate change has impacted and will continue to impact agricultural production, and forestry and wildfire, water resources and energy demand, and quantifying the role of increasing temperature and changing patterns of precipitation. They also include examining the influence of climate change on air pollution and human health, through changes in atmospheric chemistry, transport of pollutants and biogenic emissions, as well as exploring the potential co-benefits of climate mitigation on anthropogenic emissions of pollutants. Climate change is also impacting ecosystem systems services, including natural terrestrial ecosystems and marine biology, which can have major implications for society, such as the modification of the carbon cycle. Students in the Climate Change Impacts group work to better understand the mechanisms and pathways through which climate change impacts all these complex systems as well as develop effective climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Fall (September), 2024	Davis
Fall (September), 2025	Davis

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of California - Davis

Successful applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent that is comparable to a degree from the University of California both in distribution of academic subject matter and in scholarship achievement. Regional accreditation for U.S. institutions and authorization by a national higher education authority for international institutions

　　You must upload academic records for every college-level institution you have attended or are currently attending

　　A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) from the institution where you have earned or will earn your bachelor's degree.

　　A personal history and diversity statement

　　Three letters of reference

　　A statement of purpose

　　TOEFL iBT - Minimum Score: 80

　　IELTS - Minimum Score 7.0 on a 9-point scale

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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