Atmos Sci 301

Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences

Syllabus:

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

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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

(updated 1st Sept 2015)