Spring 2004 METR 2413 CALENDAR 

(subject to change at instructor discretion)

 

Mon Jan 12     Orientation to METR 2413; Computer Assignment 1- e-mail

 

Wed Jan 14     Surface Observations Reading Assignment: WA Chapter 1; WA Chapter 2

Fri Jan 16        Lab 1: Observations - Surface

Mon Jan 19     NO CLASS; Computer Assignment 1 Due

 

Wed Jan 21     Lecture: Upper-Air Observations

Reading Assignment WA Chapter 3 and WA Chapter 4

Fri Jan 23        Lab 2: Observations - Upper Air

Mon Jan 26     Computer Assignment 2 - SFC Data

 

Wed Jan 28     Lecture: Satellite Basics and Interpretation

Fri Jan 30        Lab 3: Observations - Satellite

Mon Feb 02 Computer Assignment 2 Due; Computer Assignment 3 - Upper Data

 

Wed Feb 04     Lecture: Radar Basics and Interpretation

Fri Feb 06       Lab 4: Observations - Radar

Mon Feb 09    Computer Assignment 3 Due; Computer Assignment 4 - Analysis

 

Wed Feb 11     Lecture: Basic Thermodynamics Part I

Reading Assignment WA Chapter 5

Fri Feb 13       Lab 5: Skew T - Ln P Diagrams

Mon Feb 16    Computer Assignment 4 Due; Computer Assignment 5 Š Web page / Meteorgram

 

Wed Feb 18     Lecture: Basic Thermodynamics Part II

Reading Assignment WA Chapter 6

Fri Feb 20       Lab 6: Thickness and Thermal Wind

Mon Feb 23    Computer Assignment 5 Due; Computer Assignment 6 - Skew TÕs

 

Wed Feb 25     Lecture: Basic Forces Part I Reading Assignment WA Chapter 7

Fri Feb 27       Lab 7: Isallobars

Mon Mar 01   Computer Assignment 6 Due; Computer Assignment 7 - Delta Z

 

Wed Mar 03    Lecture: Basic Forces Part II

Fri Mar 05      Lab 8: Finite Differencing - Divergence

Mon Mar 08   Computer Assignment 7 Due; Computer Assignment 8 - Pressure Falls

 

Wed Mar 10    Lecture: Air Masses and Fronts Part I

Reading Assignment WA Chapter 8; WA Chapter 9

Fri Mar 12      Lab 9: Air Masses/Fronts Analysis

 

---------Spring Break---------

 

Mon Mar 22   Computer Assignment 8 Due; Computer Assignment 9 - Divergence

 

Wed Mar 24    Lecture: The Physics of Baseball

Fri Mar 26      Lab 10: Pennant Predictions

Mon Mar 29   Computer Assignment 9 Due; Computer Assignment 10 - Fronts

 

Wed Mar 31    Lecture: Air Masses and Fronts Part II

Fri Apr 02       Lab 11: Frontogenesis

Mon Apr 05   Computer Assignment 10 Due; Computer Assignment 11 - Modeling

 

Wed Apr 07    Lecture: Cyclones and Anticylones Reading Assignment WA Chapter 10

Fri Apr 09       Lab 12: Cyclone Models

Mon Apr 12   Computer Assignment 11 Due; Computer Assignment 12 - Frontogenesis

 

Wed Apr 14    Lecture: Jet Streams

Reading Assignment WA Chapter 11

Fri Apr 16       Lab 13: Jets

Mon Apr 19   Computer Assignment 12 Due; Computer Assignment 13 - Trajectories

 

Wed Apr 21    Lecture: Thunderstorms and Squall Lines

Fri Apr 23       Lab 14: Convective Outlooks

Mon Apr 26   Computer Assignment 14 Due

 

Wed Apr 28    Lecture: Selected Mesoscale Topics and Wrap-up

Fri May 03     Term Project Due

 

 

Individual Term Project:

An electronic poster presentation (MS PowerPoint) on a topic to be assigned later in the semester will replace the traditional course final. The poster will require inclusion of references from refereed journals, graphics, and appropriate definitions and links.