Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Aug. 20 - Aug. 24

Chapter 1: Hartmann notes

Basic statistics

Chapter 1: Hartmann notes

Basic statistics

(continued)

Aug. 27 - Aug.31

Chapter 1:

Statistical tables

SPI handout

Basic statistics

(continued)

Chapter 2:

Hartmann notes

Composite analysis

SPI examples

Wilks

pp. 95-102

Gamma distribution and SPI

Sep. 3 - Sep. 7

LABOR DAY

NO CLASS

Wilks

Section 5.2.5

Section 5.3

Goodness of Fit

Nonparametric tests

Wilks

Sections 5.3 and 5.4

Nonparameteric tests and field significance

HOMEWORK #2

 DUE

Sep.10 - Sep.14

Livezey and Chen (1983) paper from Mon. Wea. Rev.

Field significance

Chapter 3:

Hartmann notes

Wilks

Section 6.2.1

Regression and correlation

Chapter 3:

Hartmann notes

Wilks

Section 5.2.4

Statistical significance of correlation

Sep. 17 – Sep. 21

Chapter 3:

Hartmann notes

Wilks

Sections 6.2.8

Example 9.2

Multiple Regression

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks

Sections 9.1-9.3.2

Matrix algebra review

Fourth Southwest Hydrometeorology Symposium

NO CLASS

Sep. 24 - Sep. 28

Matrix algebra review

(continued)

Matrix algebra review

(continued)

Matrix algebra review(continued)

HOMEWORK #3

 DUE

Oct. 1 - Oct. 5

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 9.3.3

Wilks 11.1.1

Matrix algebra review (continued)

Introduction to EOFs

Introduction to EOFs

(continued)

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 9.3.5

Introduction to EOFs (continued)

EOFs via SVD

Oct. 8 - Oct. 12

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 11.6.2

EOFs via SVD (continued)

EOF Presentation

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 11.1.2-3

Wilks 11.2.1

EOF Presentation

(continued)

EOFs using correlation matrix

Wallace and Gutzler paper (1981) from Mon. Wea. Rev.

Hoskins and Karoly paper (1981) paper from J. Atmos. Sci..

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 11.3.1-5

Wilks 11.4.3

Statistical significance of EOFs

Oct. 15 - Oct. 19

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 11.2.3

Wilks 11.5

Preparing data for EOF analysis

Final notes on EOFs

Rotated EOFs

PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE

Rotated EOFs (continued)

Richman paper (1986) from Int. J. Climatol.

Jennrich (2001) paper from Psychometrica.

Link to Mike Evans (GOES 597e) HW on EOF Rotation

Chapter 4:

Hartmann notes

Wilks 12.4

Maximum covariance analysis

HOMEWORK #4

 DUE

Oct. 22 - Oct. 26

Chapter 4: Hartmann notes

Wilks Chapter 12   and 11.7.1

von Storch and Zwiers Chapter 14

Barnett and Priesendorfer (1987) paper from Mon. Wea. Rev.

Canonical correlation analysis (CCA)

Singular spectrum analysis (SSA)

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Autocorrelation and red noise

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Wilks 8.4

Harmonic Analysis

Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Wilks 8.4, 8.5.1-4

Harmonic Analysis (continued)

The Power Spectrum

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Wilks 8.5.6

Power spectrum degrees of freedom

Methods of computing power spectra

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Wilks 8.5.5

Methods of computing power spectra (continued)

Red noise spectrum and statistical significance of spectral peaks

Nov. 5 - Nov. 9

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Red noise spectrum and statistical significance of spectral peaks (continued)

Data windows and window carpentry

HOMEWORK #5

 DUE

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Data windows and window carpentry (continued)

UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA SEMINAR

NO CLASS

Nov. 12 - Nov. 16

VETERANS DAY

NO CLASS

Chapter 6:     Hartmann notes

Cross spectral analysis

Thompson (1979) paper from J. Atmos. Sci.

Wavelet analysis

“A Practical Guide to Wavelet Analysis” webpage

LAST DAY OF LECTURES

Nov. 19 - Nov. 23

TCE Forms

TERM PROJECT TITLES DUE

EARLY DISMISSAL FOR THANKSGIVING

NO CLASS

THANKSGIVING BREAK

NO CLASS

Nov. 26 - Nov 30

AZ CLIMATE CHANGE AND HIGHER ED. CONFERENCE

NO CLASS

ASU SEMINAR

NO CLASS

Class Project Presentations

Day 1

TWO HOUR CLASS TILL 4pm

Dec. 3 - Dec. 7

Class Project Presentations: Day 2 TWO HOUR CLASS TILL 4pm

Class Project Presentations:

Day 3

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

TERM PROJECT MANUSCRIPTS DUE

HOMEWORK #6 DUE

Dec. 10 - Dec. 14