Students who complete the course should be able to:

• Summarize the microphysical processes by which clouds are formed and hydrometeors are produced in convective storms and weather systems
• Generalize those principles and apply them to meteorological scenarios in which heavy rain occurs
• Compare and contrast the ways in which meteorology and hydrology interact during flood events
• Critique our historical ability to estimate and to forecast rainfall
• Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of our current hydrometeorological observing systems
• Appraise the evolving role that polarimetric radar plays in our measurement and estimation of rainfall