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Syllabus Outline Lab One (28 Aug) Lab Two (13 Sep) Lab Three (4 Oct) Lab Four (8 Nov) Lab Five (15 Nov) Midterm (23 Oct) Capstone Project Final (10 Dec) Weather Discussion Weather Resources MesoWest Upper Air Satellite Radar NAM GFS Climate Resources Climate Prediction Center CDC Maproom WR Climate Center Reanalysis 6-h Data Reanalysis Hovmollers Reanalysis Composites Unisys Image/Map Archive Plymouth State Data Archive NSSL Weather Data Archive NCDC Radar Archive U-Wyoming Sounding Archive Regional Reanalysis Synoptic Quotes "For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously" - George Gissing "All observations are bad, but some are useful" - Anonymous "Performing a map analysis is not about drawing lines on a map - it is about feeling the weather in your veins" - Anonymous "The principal task of any meteorological institution of education and research must be to bridge the gap between the mathematician and the practical man, that is to make the weather man realize the value of a modest theoretical education and to induce the theoretical man to take an occasional glance at the weather map" - C. G. Rossby "It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious" - Alfred North Whitehead "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" - Mark Twain "Did you ever wonder what would happen if it started snowing and never stopped?" - Steve Casimiro |
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Professor Department of Meteorology University of Utah 488 INSCC/581-8727 jim.steenburgh at utah.edu Office hours: 12:05-1:00 TTh or by appointment |
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Graduate Student Department of Meteorology University of Utah 806-C WBB/581-3458 zawislak at met.utah.edu Office hours: 11:00-1:00 MWF |
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Philosophy and objectives: This is the first of two courses examining modern-day synoptic meteorology and its applications. The course is not restricted to the synoptic scale, but instead synthesizes observational and numerical analysis to understand weather across all scales. At the end of the course, students should be able to apply dynamical concepts to diagnose, understand, and predict evolving weather systems. Major course topics include a review of basic dynamics (e.g., divergence, deformation, vorticity, and potential vorticity), upper-level waves, quasigeostrophic (QG) theory, diagnosis of vertical motion and height tendency, and front and jet dynamics. Format: Two lectures a week (10:45-12:05 TTh). You are also required to attend weather discussions at 1:00 TTh. Both classes meet in 490 INSCC. Gap time between lecture and weather discussion may be used occasionally for make up lectures. Grading: Grading is based on labs (20%), a mid-term exam (25%), a final exam (25%), a term project (20%), and participation in the weather discussion (10%). Grades on assignments will be reduced 15 points (out of 100) per day past the due date. Text: Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Dynamics by Jonathan E. Martin. Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes, Vols. I and II by Howard B. Bluestein and Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology by James R. Holton are an excellent supplementary texts. Required computer skills: Basic knowledge of Linux, NMAP2, NSHARP, IDV, and Garp. Being a wiz at xanim is also essential. ADA Accommodations: The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability services, 162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangement for accommodations. All written information in this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services. |
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