SOM METR2413
Homework Assignment #1
Date assigned: January 14, 2004
Due date: January 21, 2004

 Name________________________________

Reading assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 of the required text "Weather Analysis" by D. Duric.

Instructions: Print out this assignment and complete the tasks listed below.

1. Decode the following METARs. Make sure to watch/include units:

KOKC 061152Z 36011KT 10SM CLR M13/M18 A3066 RMK AO2 SLP402 T11331178 11089 21133 58021

station name  
date and time of observation  
temperature in tenths °C  
dewpoint in tenths °C  
wind direction/speed  
weather type  
altimeter  
cloud cover/height  
peak wind  
6 hour max temperature  
6 hour min temperature  
sea level pressure  

 

KPAE 161753Z 14007KT 7SM SCT030 BKN038 OVC046 02/01 A3027 RMK AO2 RAB15E41 SLP256 P0000 60000 T00220006 10028 20022 56012

station name  
time of observation  
temperature in tenths °F  
dewpoint in tenths °F  
wind direction/speed  
weather type  
altimeter  
cloud cover/height  
peak wind  
6 hour max temperature  
6 hour min temperature  
rain begin/end  
precip amount  
sea level pressure  

 

2. Name two intruments that make up part of an ASOS station and write a brief 1-2 sentence description of what each one measures.

Instrument Description
   
   

3. List one UNIX command (not a third party program like GEMPAK/Weather/etc.) and write a one sentence definition of what the command does.

Command Definition