Homework Assignments

Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences

MWF 2:00 P.M.—2:50 A.M. PAS 488

Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences

ATMO, HWR, GEOS, GEOG 529

Fall Semester 2009

TR 11:00 A.M.—12:15 P.M. PAS 488

Assignment #1:

Part 1: Find a data-oriented website in the atmospheric or related sciences which can be posted on the related links page. Write a short one paragraph description of the site and types of data found on it.

Part 2: Find a research paper in your subject area of interest that uses one or more of the statistical methods in this course. Be prepared to briefly discuss the paper in class on the assignment due date. Emphasize the method used and the scientific relevance of the work. I suggest you use this to jump start the literature review for your term project.

Due Tuesday, Sep. 1.

Papers presented (click on to access pdf file)

Adams, J.L., and D.J. Stensrud, 2007. Impact of tropical easterly waves on the North American monsoon. J. Climate, 20, 1219-1238.

Corbosiero, K.L, M.J. Dickenson, and L.F. Bosart, 2009. The contribution of eastern North Pacific tropical cyclones to the rainfall climatology of the southwest United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 2415-2435.

Grantz, K., B. Rajagopalan, M. Clark, and E. Zagona, 2007. Seasonal shifts in the North American monsoon. J. Climate, 20, 1973-1935.

Griffiths, P.G., C.S. Magirl, R.H. Webb, E. Pytlak, P.A. Troch, and S.W. Lyon, 2009. Spatial distribution and frequency of precipitation during an extreme event: July 2006 mesoscale convective complexes and floods in southeastern Arizona. Water Resour. Res., 45, W07419, doi:10.1029/2008WR007380.

Mann, M.E., R.S. Bradley, and M.K. Hughes, 1998. Global-scale temperature patterns and climate forcing over the past six centuries. Nature, 392, 779-787.

Meko, D.M., C.A. Woodhouse, C.A. Baisan, T. Knight, J.J. Lukas, M.K. Hughes, and M.W. Salzer, 2007. Medieval drought in the upper Colorado River basin. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, L10705, doi:10.1029/2007GL029988.

Nann, S., and C. Riordan, 1991. Solar spectral irradiance under clear and cloudy skies: measurements and semiempirical model. J. Appl. Meteor., 30, 447-462.

Oakley, J.E., and A. O’Hagan, 2004. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis of complex models: a Bayesian approach. J.R. Statist. Soc. B, 66, Part 3, 751-769.

Zhao, X., and P-S. Chu, 2006. Bayesian multiple changepoint analysis of hurricane activity in the eastern North Pacific: a Markov chain approach. J. Climate, 29, 564-578.

Assignment #2: PDF LINK Due Thursday, September 17.