Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1DescriptionSame as METEOR 003. Credit not given for both courses. Students acquire introductory knowledge of the Earth's atmosphere using an Earth Systems Science approach. Topics include atmospheric structure and com- position, solar radiation and energy balances, temperature, seasonal changes, atmospheric moisture, clouds and fog, precipitation, air pressure, winds, air masses and fronts, cyclones, weather forecasting, climate and climate change. The follow- ing tools of inquiry may be used: weather maps, satellite imagery, and geographic information systems.