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Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Winter 2015

The purpose of the course is to develop an understanding of the physical processes responsible for weather and related atmospheric phenomena. The emphasis will be on how and why processes occur in the atmosphere, while fostering familiarity with the commonly used terminology.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CLUE sessions will take place Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm in Mary Gates Hall 254.

The course evaluation is now an online survey. The link for this survey, which opens on the 9th of March and ends on the 16th, is:

https://uw.iasystem.org/survey/139231

The TA evaluations will also be posted on the Canvas course page.

Thunderstorm & Tornado Notes:   HERE

Hurricane Notes:   HERE

Instructor:

  Darren Wilton
  316 ATG
(Atmospheric Science/Geophysics Building)
  Telephone:
(206) 685-1736
  E-Mail:
dcwilton@atmos.washington.edu
  Office Hours:
  Mondays 11:30am - 12:30pm (316 ATG) or by appointment.

TA's:

  Andre Perkins
  e-mail:
wperkins@atmos.washington.edu
  Office Hours:
  Wednesdays 11:30am - 12:30pm (402 ATG) or by appointment.

  Maxwell Smith
  e-mail:
maxwella@atmos.washington.edu
  Office Hours:
  Tuesdays 11:30am - 12:30pm (402 ATG) or by appointment.

Class Schedule:

  Lectures: Monday - Thursday: 10:30am - 11:20am (210 Kane Hall)
  Quiz Sections:
TBD
  CLUE Sessions: Wednesdays: 6:30pm-8:00pm (254 Mary Gates Hall)

Textbook:

  Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere.
  7th Edition. C. Donald Ahrens, 2014, Brooks/Cole (ISBN-13 978-1285462363)