Survey of Meteorology (Atm. Sci. 100)
Prof. Jon Kahl - Approximate Syllabus
Prof. Jon Kahl - Approximate Syllabus
| Week of | Topic | Reading Assignment |
Lecture Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 | Introduction, Weather Forecasting | Ch. 1 | Introduction Chemical Composition |
| Sep. 8 | Temperature, pressure and density | Ch. 2 | Vertical structure Temp, press & density |
| Sep. 15 | Solar radiation | Ch. 3 | Solar radiation 1 Solar radiation 2 |
| Sep. 22 | Atmospheric energy exchanges | Ch. 3 | Solar radiation 3 Temperature Variations |
| Sep. 29 | Atmospheric moisture | Ch. 4 | Water vapor |
| Midterm Exam #1: Wednesday October 1 | |||
| Oct. 6 | Water vapor and clouds | Ch. 5 | Cloud types |
| Oct. 13 | Stability and cloud development | Ch. 6 | Stability Cloud development |
| Oct. 20 | Precipitation processes | Ch. 7 | Precipitation processes.pdf Precipitation types |
| Oct. 27 | Atmospheric Forces and Wind | Ch. 8 | Wind |
| Nov. 3 | Local and global wind circulations | Ch. 9, 10 | Local circulations Global circulations |
| Midterm Exam #2: Wednesday November 5 | |||
| Nov. 10 | Air Masses and Fronts | Ch. 11 | Air masses Fronts |
| Nov. 17 | Mid-latitude cyclones | Ch. 12 | Jet streams Cyclones |
| Nov. 24 | Thunderstorms Thanksgiving break: no class Wednesday |
Ch. 14 | Thunderstorms |
| Dec. 1 | Tornadoes & Hurricanes Monday December 1: Last day to hand in weekly weather forecasts |
Ch. 15 | Tornadoes Hurricanes |
| Dec. 8 | Misc. topics Last class: Wednesday December 10 |
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| Final Exam: Monday, December 15, 10:00 - 12:00 | |||
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