Natural Sciences 101,
Section 06, Fall 2006
Introduction to Meteorology and Climate
Last updated: December 6, 2006
10:00 am
The review for the FINAL exam is scheduled in Education 353 from
2:00-4:00
The final will consist primarily of questions from previous quizzes. Please look at your old quizzes and
bring your questions to the review session. The review will consist of answering your questions.
TOPICS for LAST CLASS:
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Class evaluation
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Last grades available
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Pick time of review session THIS WEEK
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Lecture on Hurricanes
NEW
Course grades as of 12/05/2006 Also List
of those exempt from the final
E-mail
Nathan to get your id#
Value
of Pop Quizzes increases when fewer students are in attendance
Class
Hours and Location: Section 06:
12:30 PM – 01:45 PM (TTh) in ILC 150.
Review
Sessions:
Wednesday
at 12 noon before Quiz day in PAS room 488
Wednesday
at 5 PM before Quiz day in Bio West, room 208
Summary
of Items to review for Quiz 7
Instructor: Dr. E. Robert
Kursinski (kursinski@atmo.arizona.edu, PAS 580, 621-2139,
621-6831).
Teaching Assistant: Nathan Johnson (johnson@atmo.arizona.edu, Office: PAS 526,
Telephone: 621-6843)
Office Hours: Dr. Kursinski: W
2:00-3:00 pm; and by appointment. Mr. Johnson: MWF 2:00-3:00
and by appointment.
Required Text: Essentials
of Meteorology-An Invitation to the Atmosphere, 4th Ed. (ISBN 0-534-42264-0) by
C. Donald Ahrens
Online: http://www.ichapters.net/ for less $$ than
the bookstore.
Highly
Recommended:
Study Guide for Essentials of Meteorology, 4th Ed. (ISBN 0-534-42266-7) by
C. Donald Ahrens. Available by order at bookstore or online.
Other
Required Material:
Thirty (30) 4''x 6'' index cards, used for daily student-to-instructor
feedback, attendance (see below), etc.
Course
Description:
An introduction to the science of weather and climate, including (time
permitting) atmospheric composition, energy balance, wind systems, genesis of
fronts and cyclones, precipitation processes, clouds, severe weather, weather
prediction, climate and global warming and optical phenomena. Emphasis will be
given to phenomena that have strong impacts on human activities and economic
livelihood such as tornadoes, hurricanes, El Nino, global warming, ozone
depletion, and air pollution. The fundamental importance of physics, chemistry
and mathematics to the atmospheric sciences will be explored.
Grading
Policy:
Final grade will be based on scores from your six best regularly-scheduled
quizzes, impromptu “pop quizzes”, and a comprehensive final examination.
Scheduled quizzes will consist of 20 total questions that are multiple choice
and/or short answer. Extra credit questions may appear on some quizzes. Each
quiz will cover new material presented up through the end of the latest lecture
period. There will be seven quizzes during the term. The quiz dates are given on the
schedule below. Students who arrive late on quiz/exam dates, where late is
defined as arriving after the first student turns in her/his quiz/exam, will not be not
allowed to take the quiz/exam. Because the lowest score among the seven
quizzes will be excluded from the course grade, there will be NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES. Bring your CAT CARD
on quiz days!
Pop-quizzes will consist of 1 or 2 questions.
The format of the questions will be same as for the regularly-scheduled
quizzes: multiple choice and/or short answer questions. They will count the
same as regular quiz questions, and they will be added to your total quiz
score. As incentive to “keep up with the program”, pop quizzes may include
material that is contained in the reading assignment for that day’s lecture. Answers will only be accepted on 4''x 6''
index cards!
The final will be Thursday Dec. 14, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
in ILC 150.
No Exceptions. Bring
your CAT CARD to the final! The final will consist of multiple-choice questions and/or
short answer questions. Some will
be taken verbatim from the old quizzes. If your score on the final exceeds
the average of your six best quizzes, the quizzes will comprise 60% and the
final the remaining 40% of your course grade. Otherwise the quizzes will
comprise 75% and the final the remaining 25%. Any student with an average of
90% or better on all seven quizzes will
be exempt from the final and will receive an "A'' for the course. There will be NO EXTRA
CREDIT PROJECTS. No Exceptions…so plan accordingly!
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Course Grading Scale |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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90% or higher |
89.99-80.0% |
79.99-65.0% |
64.99-55.0% |
Below 55.0% |
Expectations: The reading
assignments for each day's lecture are listed on a separate handout. You are expected to complete the
assigned reading before
the lecture. Please ask questions about the material during lecture, office
hours or review sessions. Per University policy, every student is expected to devote
a minimum of two hours outside of class to studying, reading, etc. for every
contact hour in classroom. See http://catalog.arizona.edu/2004-05/policies/enrpol.htm#unit.
Attendance
Policy:
Attendance is mandatory. I will tally attendance during the semester. After
three unexcused absences, you will be issued an administrative drop (prior to
the end of week 8) in accord with University of Arizona (UA) policy.
http://catalog.arizona.edu/2005-06/policies/classatten.htm. Bottom line:
Just come to class.
Academic Integrity: The UA Code of Academic
Integrity, Code of Conduct and Student Code of Conduct are strictly followed.
All students are responsible for knowing the codes and abiding by them. http://w3.arizona.edu/~studpubs/policies/ppmainpg.html.
You can submit complaints about fellow students online at http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies/index.html.
Literacy
Requirements: There is a science literacy
requirement for this course. For instance, we use scientific notation for
writing numbers (especially for rather large or small ones). We specify units for all physical
quantities (e.g. meters for height, etc.).
Course
Withdrawal:
Last day to drop the course without it appearing on your record is Friday, September 15, 2006. Last day to drop the
course with a "W'' grade is Friday, October 13,
2006. To receive a W, your average grade at the time you drop must equal
or exceed 55%.
Fourth GLOBAL CHANGE
TALK 7:00 Tuesday evening November 7, 2006
Extra
Credit Assignment: Type AT LEAST 1 page, double spaced, summarizing
Professor Cole’s talk November 7, 2006.
The assignment is due at the beginning of
class, November 9, 2006
Natural Sciences 101, Section 06, Fall 2006
Introduction to
Weather and Climate
Schedule of
Topics and Links to Lecture Slides
All Subject to
Change, So COME to Class!
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Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Aug 21 – Aug 25 |
Introduction: Why study the
atmosphere? Vertical structure of
the atmosphere |
Weather vs. Climate |
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Aug 28 – Sep
1 |
Temperature, Heat
transfer and Radiation |
Radiation |
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Sep 4 – Sep
8 |
Radiation, Greenhouse
effect |
Seasons and
temperature variations |
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Sep 11 – Sep
15 |
Water, Fog |
Fog |
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Sep 18 – Sep
22 |
Clouds, Vertical
stability |
Vertical stability,
Precipitation |
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Sep 25 – Sep
29 |
Atmospheric Pressure |
Newton’s laws of
motion Upper air winds |
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Oct 2 – Oct
6 |
Curved winds and
forces, local winds |
Local and monsoonal
winds |
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Oct 9 – Oct
13 |
Monsoons and General
circulation |
Oceans and El Nino |
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Oct 16 – Oct
20 |
El Nino & Air
Mass |
Fronts |
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Oct 23 – Oct
27 |
Mid-latitude cyclones
(notes continued from last lecture) |
Climate Change |
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Oct 30 – Nov
3 |
Climate Change
continued |
Climate Change continued |
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Nov 6 – Nov
10 |
Finish EPA
Supreme Court Finish Notes.ppt Notes.html |
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Nov 13 – Nov
17 |
Weather Forecasting |
Forecasting; Thunderstorms |
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Nov 20 – Nov
24 |
Thunderstorms &
Lightning |
Thanksgiving |
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Nov 27 – Dec
1 |
Tornadoes &
Hurricanes |
Start Hurricanes |
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Dec 4-8 |
Finish Hurricanes |
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Natural Sciences 101, Section 06, Fall 2006
Introduction to
Weather and Climate
Required
Reading Assignments for Above Lectures
Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to
the Atmosphere 4th Ed.
by C. Donald Ahrens
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Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Aug 21 – Aug 25 |
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1-22, A: 425-427,
C: 431-432 |
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Aug 28 – Sep 1 |
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35-42, QUIZ 1 |
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Sep 4 – Sep 8 |
42-52, 55-64 |
77-89, B: 430, D: 433-436 |
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Sep 11 – Sep 15 |
89-100 |
100-108, QUIZ 2 |
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Sep 18 – Sep 22 |
109-118 |
121-134, 141-148 |
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Sep 25 – Sep 29 |
148-149 include Focus on Special Topic: Isobaric Maps |
150-157, QUIZ 3 |
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Oct 2 – Oct 6 |
155-158 |
167-181 |
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Oct 9 – Oct 13 |
181-189, 343-349 |
189-197, QUIZ 4 |
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Oct 16 – Oct 20 |
201-212 |
212-219 |
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Oct 23 – Oct 27 |
219-228, 231-248 |
QUIZ 5 |
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Oct 30 – Nov 3 |
373 - 399 |
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Nov 6 – Nov 10 |
QUIZ 6 |
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Nov 13 – Nov 17 |
231-254 |
257-271 |
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Nov 20 – Nov 24 |
272-276 |
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Nov 27 – Dec 1 |
276-291 |
292-300, QUIZ 7 |
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Dec 4 – Dec 8 |
300-315 |
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Natural Sciences 101, Section 06, Fall 2006
Introduction to
Weather and Climate
Questions for Review to Accompany Lectures and
Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to
the Atmosphere 4th Ed.
by C. Donald Ahrens
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Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Aug 21 – Aug 25 |
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Pg 22: 1.2, 3, 10, 14 |
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Aug 28 – Sep 1 |
2.1-2.4, 2.7, 2.9,2.10 |
2.11,2.12 |
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Sep 4 – Sep 8 |
2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 3.1,
3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.14 |
4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.9,
4.10 |
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Sep 11 – Sep 15 |
4.3, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16 |
See review for Quiz 2 |
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Sep 18 – Sep 22 |
5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
5.14, 16, 17, 6.1, 7, 8 |
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Sep 25 – Sep 29 |
6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 6.13,
6.17, 6.19, 6.22 |
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Oct 2 – Oct 6 |
6.23, 6.24 |
7.3, 7.4, 7.5 |
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Oct 9 – Oct 13 |
7.11, 7.12, 7.13 |
7.17, 7.18 |
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Oct 16 – Oct 20 |
8.1, 8.11 |
8.12, 8.13 |
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Oct 23 – Oct 27 |
8.14, 8.15, 8.17 |
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Oct 30 – Nov 3 |
14.1, 14.3, 14.5, 14.8,
14.11 |
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Nov 6 – Nov 10 |
14.12-14.20 |
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Nov 13 – Nov 17 |
9.3-6, 9.11, 9.15, 9.18 |
10.1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16 |
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Nov 20 – Nov 24 |
10.17-10.20 |
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Nov 27 – Dec 1 |
10.21-10.29 |
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Dec 4 – Dec 8 |
11.1-11.19 |
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