The Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Preparing students for careers in meteorology and environmental sciences, and research careers in weather and climate dynamics, atmospheric physics, air quality, and remote sensing.
Is it Really Spring Yet?
With the unseasonably warm temps, it appears we are heading directly into an early spring after a very mild and dry winter. With the above-average temperatures, we also are seeing storms in areas of the country that we normally don't see until a little later in the year. Many of our students are avid storm-chasers, and when they foresee an opportunity for severe storms in the South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming areas, they will head out to witness the activity up-close. Visit our website at http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/StormChasing/index.htm to see some of the pictures they have captured in previous storm seasons.
