Hydrometeorology

Programs under this Major:: Master of Science Program (MS); Doctor of Philosophy Program (PhD)

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The Departments of Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology and Water Resources at the University�of Arizona�have�collaborated to offer the nation’s first graduate degree programs (MS, PhD) with a Major in Hydrometeorology.�Faculty members in both departments advise students, provide research opportunities,... Show Full Description

Background The terrestrial water cycle includes the atmospheric component (water vapor, clouds, and precipitation), addressed by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the land component (surface and subsurface runoff, infiltration, evapotranspiration, snowmelt, river flow), addressed by the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. Hydrometeorology plays a major role in weather and climate and strongly affects human activities.

Historically, the science and practice of hydrology has focused on land-related processes and has relied on prescribed atmospheric inputs (from observations or atmospheric model outputs, or through empirical estimates derived from conventional meteorological measurements). In other words, the land-generated feedbacks to the atmosphere have usually not been considered. �In contrast, while the atmospheric sciences generate hydrologically-relevant forecasts, they tend to avoid dealing with the details of processes influencing feedbacks generated by the land surface.

Nature and Purpose of Program The Major in Hydrometeorology provides the linkage of hydrology and atmospheric science. �In establishing this linkage, it addresses the following questions:

What is the science involved with the interface of water in the atmosphere and water on the ground?
What are the ramifications for predictive capabilities when these processes are incorporated into coupled numerical weather and climate models?
What are the new applications in water quality (and how are water quality issues linked to precipitation and related run off issues)?
How is the full understanding of the hydrologic cycle from "white water" to "blue water" (from precipitation to streams to ocean to water vapor to precipitation) related to the advancements in prediction and related societal benefits that link back to the water quality issue?

The purpose of the UA Hydrometeorology Program is to become the first and premier Hydrometeorology program in the World.� Our mission is to:

Educate students by providing them with (1) a well rounded background in the related fields of atmospheric, hydrologic and systems sciences, (2) the tools and methods for numerical modeling, prediction and data assimilation (surface hydrology, weather and climate), and (3) the sensors, data sources and data manipulation tools, including remote-sensing and geographic information systems (GIS)
Partner with various national and international weather and climate forecasting agencies to identify critical hydrometeorological knowledge gaps, to support, encourage, and facilitate research in multidisciplinary hydrometeorological science, and to work towards improved forecasts and forecast support (particularly over arid and semiarid regions, such as the Western US), and
Serve the hydrometeorological science and operational communities by coordinating meetings and workshops seeking to build consensus related to hydrometeorological science and to assist in the transfer of advances in understanding into the decision-making arena.

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Department Faculty

Regents Professor

W. James Shuttleworth (HWR/ATMO)

Professor

Hoshin V. Gupta (HWR)
Peter A. Troch (HWR), Co-Director, Hydrometeorology Program
C. Larrabee Winter (HWR)
Xubin Zeng (ATMO)

Assistant Professor

Shirley A Papuga (SNRE)
Christopher L. Castro (ATMO)
Francina Dominguez (ATMO), Co-Director, Hydrometeorology Program

Affiliated Faculty

Paul D Brooks
Paul A "Ty" Ferre
Gregg M Garfin
Holly C Hartmann
Katherine K Hirschboeck
Travis E Huxman
Emil R Kursinski
Steven L Mullen
Scott R Saleska
Juan B Valdes
Connie A Woodhouse
Marek G Zreda

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Master of Science Program (MS)

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Contact Information Application Questions Olivia Hanson 520-621-3131 ohanson@email.arizona.edu Advising Questions Dr. Francina Dominguez 520-621-4652 francina@hwr.arizona.edu	Financial Aid Graduate Assistantship in Research or Teaching Fee Scholarship Awards
Application Requirements Minimum GPA 3.00 Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score 79 Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) Score 550 Minimum IELTS (overall band score) 7	Standardized Test Requirements Required Standardized Test(s) GRE Minimum GRE Quantitative Score 730 Minimum GRE Writing Score 4.5
Other Application Requirements Submit all required application materials, including letters of recommendation, electronically with the Graduate College application. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Request that official reports of the GRE exam and the TOEFL exam scores be reported to the University of Arizona (University Code 4832). Department or major codes are not required because all scores reported to the University of Arizona are accessible by all departments. If you have questions about research, refer to the Hydrometeorology Program website, select a Faculty Advisor in your area of interest, and contact that Faculty Member: http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/personalpages/hydromet/Hydrometeorology_Program/Faculty.html If you have questions about, or problems with, the Graduate College electronic application, including electronic submission of letters of recommendation, contact the staff member in your Faculty Advisor's Home Department. Department of Atmospheric Sciences Guadalupe Romero Romerog@email.arizona.edu or 520-621-6831 Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Olivia Hanson ohanson@email.arizona.edu or 520-621-3131
Application Deadline(s) Domestic Applicants Fall February 1 Spring No admissions Summer I No admissions Summer II No admissions International Applicants Fall December 1 Spring No admissions Summer I No admissions Summer II No admissions	Program Codes GRE Institution Code (University of Arizona) 4832

Program Requirements Minimum Credit Hours 33 Core Courses UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION: 1 year college chemistry sequence 1 year college physics sequence 1 course in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics 1 course in calculus-based statistics for physical sciences or engineering Math courses: calculus 1, calculus 2, vector calculus, introductory differential equations REQUIRED GRADUATE CORE COURSES Fundamentals of Atmospheric Sciences (6 units) ATMO 541A Dynamic Meteorology Part I ATMO 551A Physical Meteorology Part I Fundamentals of Hydrologic Science (6 units) HWRS 519 Fundamentals in Surface Water Hydrology HWRS 524 Hydroclimatology REQUIRED GRADUATE ELECTIVES* Numerical Weather & Climate Prediction (6 units) ATMO 558 Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling ATMO 579 Boundary Layer Meteorology & Surface Processes Systems Science & Methods (6 units) HWRS 528 Fundamentals: Systems Approach to Hydrologic Modeling HWRS 696F Data Assimilation Seminar Data Sciences (6 units) REM 590 Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth ATMO 529 Objective Analysis in Atmospheric and Related Sciences REQUIRED RESEARCH UNITS HYM 900 Research or HYM 910 Thesis (3 units) If the elective course is not offered in a particular semester (e.g. if instructor is on sabbatical leave), the student may take an alternative related course after approval by his/her faculty advisor. *Consult faculty advisor's home department for details Language Requirement(s) None Other Requirements for Successful Completion of the Program A master's-level research project is required which should result in publication (preferred) or a master's thesis. A final oral examination defending the research (publication or thesis) is required. The three-person faculty committee examining the student will consist of the student's primary faculty adivsor, one primary faculty member from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and one primary faculty member from the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. Minor Requirements Currently, there is no official doctoral minor in Hydrometeorology. Consult with the appropriate department if you wish to declare a Doctoral Minor in Atmospheric Sciences or a Doctoral Minor in Hydrology.

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Doctor of Philosophy Program (PhD)

Application Information
Contact Information Application Questions Guadalupe Romero 520-621-6831 Romerog@email.arizona.edu Advising Questions Dr. Peter Troch 520-626-3293 patroch@hwr.arizona.edu	Financial Aid Graduate Assistantship in Research or Teaching Fee Scholarship Awards
Application Requirements Minimum GPA 3.00 Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score 79 Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) Score 550 Minimum IELTS (overall band score) 7	Standardized Test Requirements Required Standardized Test(s) GRE Minimum GRE Quantitative Score 730 Minimum GRE Writing Score 4.5
Other Application Requirements Submit all required application materials, including letters of recommendation, electronically with the Graduate College application. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Request that official reports of the GRE exam and the TOEFL exam scores be reported to the University of Arizona (University Code 4832). Department or major codes are not required because all scores reported to the University of Arizona are accessible by all departments. If you have questions about research, refer to the Hydrometeorology Program website, select a Faculty Advisor in your area of interest, and contact that Faculty Member: http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/personalpages/hydromet/Hydrometeorology_Program/Faculty.html If you have questions about, or problems with, the Graduate College electronic application, including electronic submission of letters of recommendation, contact the staff member in your Faculty Advisor's Home Department. Department of Atmospheric Sciences Guadalupe Romero Romerog@email.arizona.edu or 520-621-6831 Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Olivia Hanson ohanson@email.arizona.edu or 520-621-3131
Application Deadline(s) Domestic Applicants Fall February 1 Spring No admissions Summer I No admissions Summer II No admissions International Applicants Fall December 1 Spring No admissions Summer I No admissions Summer II No admissions	Program Codes GRE Institution Code (University of Arizona) 4832 GRE Subject Code(s) 0501, 0507, 1699

Program Requirements Core Courses UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION: 1 year college chemistry sequence 1 year college physics sequence 1 course in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics 1 course in calculus-based statistics for physical sciences or engineering Math courses: calculus 1, calculus 2, vector calculus, introductory differential equations REQUIRED GRADUATE CORE COURSES Fundamentals of Atmospheric Sciences (6 units) ATMO 541A Dynamic Meteorology Part I ATMO 551A Physical Meteorology Part I Fundamentals of Hydrologic Science (6 units) HWRS 519 Fundamentals in Surface Water Hydrology HWRS 524 Hydroclimatology Numerical Weather & Climate Prediction (6 units) ATMO 558 Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling ATMO 579 Boundary Layer Meteorology & Surface Processes Systems Science & Methods (6 units) HWRS 528 Fundamentals: Systems Approach to Hydrologic Modeling HWRS 696F Data Assimilation Seminar Data Sciences (6 units) REM 590 Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth ATMO 529 Objective Analysis in Atmospheric and Related Sciences *If the course is not offered in a particular semester (e.g. if instructor is on sabbatical leave), the student may take an alternative related course after approval by his/her faculty advisor. Refer to the Hydrometeorology Program website for additional course requirements, research enrollment (900), dissertation (920), and all formal examination requirements. Doctoral students are required to take three formal examinations during residency: the Doctoral Qualifying Examination, the Doctoral Comprehensive Examination (includes both written exams and an oral exam), and the Doctoral Final Examination (defense of the dissertation). Language Requirement(s) None Other Requirements for Successful Completion of the Program Refer to the Hydrometeorology Program website for additional course, research, dissertation, and formal examination requirements. Minor Requirements Currently, there is no official doctoral minor in Hydrometeorology. Consult with the appropriate department if you wish to declare a Doctoral Minor in Atmospheric Sciences or a Doctoral Minor in Hydrology.

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