Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1DescriptionThis course is an introduction to weather and climate patterns through an examination of the scientific method and Earth's atmosphere and processes including atmospheric composition and structure, solar radiation, energy balances, temperature, seasonality, atmospheric moisture, clouds and fog, precipitation, air pressure and circulation, air masses and fronts, cyclones, weather forecasting, climate, and climate change. C-ID: GEOG 130.