Climatology is the long-term study of the atmosphere and the many interrelated processes.
Climatologists study what happens in a city (like the Urban Heat Island), what happens in a region (like the Arizona Monsoon), and what happens across the globe (like El Nino).
Urban Heat Islands video from NASA.
Introduction to Climatology (GPH 213) provides an important perspective in understanding long-term atmospheric conditions. Taken with the lab, GPH 215, the course transfers in the AZ system as a lab class. MCC offers GPH 213 and GPH 215 every spring.
Climate Change (GPH 230) investigates natural and human effects on global, regional, and local scale climate variability; explores climate reconstruction, chronology, and theory from paleoclimate through modern times, and discusses implications for climate futures.