Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Reading |
Due |
1 |
Sep 30-Oct 2 |
Observations/Weather map interpretation |
Review class notes |
- |
2 |
Oct 5-9 |
Atmospheric structure, composition and chemistry
(note: Lectures given by Jennifer DeHart) |
Read thoroughly Chapter 1 of W&H. Read parts of Chapter 5 covered in class |
- |
3 |
Oct 12-16 |
Radiation and energy budget |
Read Chapter 4 of W&H |
HW 1(Tue)
QUIZ (Fri) |
4 |
Oct 19-23 |
Hydrostatics
and
Thermodynamics |
Read Chapter 3,
Sections 3.1-3.3 |
HW 2(Tue)
QUIZ (Fri) |
5 |
Oct 26-30 |
Read Chapter 3,
Sections 3.4-3.7
|
HW 3(Tue)
QUIZ (Fri)
Project Proposal (Fri)
|
6 |
Nov 2-6 |
Thermodynamics (cont.) and Clouds |
See class notes, also Links to clouds on resources page |
EXAM (Fri) |
7 |
Nov 9-13
Holiday Nov 11 |
Clouds and Thunderstorms |
HW 4(Fri)
|
8 |
Nov 16-20
| Dynamics |
Read Chapter 7, especially 7.2 up to 7.2.7, also section 7.3
|
QUIZ (Fri)
|
9 |
Nov 23-27
Holiday Nov 26-27 |
Dynamics |
NO QUIZ THIS WEEK
|
10 |
Nov 30-Dec 4 |
Weather Systems |
Chapter 8, especially 8.1 and 8.4 |
HW 5(Wed)
QUIZ (Fri) |
11 |
Dec 7-11 |
Weather systems (cont.). Predictability |
|
Project (Tue)
Q+A (Fri) |
12 |
Dec 14-18 |
FINAL EXAM, Wed December 16th, 2:30-4:20, ATG 310c |