# Meteorology (METO) courses

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/coursesaz/meto/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027.

### METO 3 — Weather and the Atmospheric Environment

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture: 54
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/meto.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/winter-2027/meto.md)
- Degree Applicable

Processes that influence weather and climate: seasonality, structure of the atmosphere, atmospheric stability, severe weather (hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms), climate change, and the causes and effects of air pollution. Students will use a variety of weather instruments and the course may include either field-work or field trips.

### METO 3L — Weather and Atmospheric Environment Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** Lab: 54
- **Corequisite:** METO 3 (May have been taken previously)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/meto.md)
- Degree Applicable

Laboratory applications and problem solving related to the atmospheric environment. Emphasizes the collection and analysis of weather and climate data.