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Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Winter 2015

Syllabus and Readings

The following is the tentative schedule for Winter Quarter 2015. Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule; however, students are encouraged to attend all lectures and regularly check web-page for updates. Some web-browsers may require you to manually "reload" or "refresh" the web-page for the most current update. Page references in the readings refer to the 7th edition of Ahren's Essentials of Meteorolgy.

Link to the 6th Edition Syllabus Page

DATES
TOPICS COVERED
READINGS
5 January -
8 January
Course Introduction;
Composition & Structure of the Atmosphere,
Pressure,
Temperature & Heat Transfer

pp. 4-25;
pp. 158-162;
pp. 30-54
12 January -
15 January
Weather Radar & Satellites;
Optical Phenomena of Sky, Clouds & Sun
pp. 151-152; 114-118;
pp. 462-467
20 January -
22 January
Controls of Air Temperature
pp. 60-80
19 January
NO CLASS
 
 
26 January -
28 January
Humidity & Fog Types
pp. 86-104
29 January
Midterm I
 
 
2 February -
5 February
Cloud Formation & Cloud Types
pp. 105-114
9 February -
12 February
Stability & Cloud Development
pp. 124-134
16 February
NO CLASS
 
 
17 February -
19 February
Precipitation
pp. 134-152
23 February -
25 February
Air Pressure, Forces Affecting Air Motion
& Winds
pp. 150-172; 186-200
26 February
Midterm II
 
 
2 March -
6 March
Air Masses, Fronts, & Mid-Latitude Cyclones
pp. 224-253
9 March -
13 March
Hurricanes;
Thunderstorms & Tornadoes
pp. 334-359
pp. 288-328
16 March
Final Examination (8:30 AM)