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Lecture Notes |
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Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences |
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MWF 2:00 P.M.—2:50 A.M. PAS 488 |
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NATS 101, Section 13: Introduction to Weather and Climate Fall Semester 2010 |
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MWF 9:00 A.M.—9:50 A.M. ILC 120 |
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Week |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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Aug. 23 - Aug .27 |
Course introduction
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Atmospheric Composition and Structure
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Weather vs. Climate
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Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 |
Temperature and Heat Transfer
Last Day to Add Course
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Radiation
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The Greenhouse Effect and Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance
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Sep. 6 - Sep. 10 |
Labor Day NO CLASS |
The Seasons
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Temperature Variations
LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED GROUP 1
Homework #1 Due
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Sep. 13 - Sep. 17 |
Atmospheric Moisture
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See previous lecture
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Review for Midterm Exam #1
Midterm exam from previous semester
RETURN LAB KITS GROUP 1
Homework #2 Due
Last Day to Drop Course
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Sep. 20 - Sep. 24 |
MIDTERM EXAM #1
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Condensation, Cloud Formation, and Fog
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Clouds
LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED GROUP 2
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Sep. 27 - Oct. 1 |
Stability and Cloud Development
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Precipitation
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Air Pressure
RETURN LAB KITS GROUP 2
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Oct. 4 - Oct. 8 |
Why does the wind blow? Part I
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Why does the wind blow? Part II
Homework #3 Due (Thursday)
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The General Circulation
LAB REPORTS DUE GROUPS 1 and 2 |
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Oct. 11 - Oct. 15 |
Turbulence and Local Winds
LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED GROUP 3 |
Guest Speaker Ken Drozd Tucson NWS
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Katabatic Winds and Monsoons
Last Day to Drop Course with a W grade
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Oct. 18 - Oct. 22 |
Atmosphere Ocean Interactions
RETURN LAB KITS GROUP 3
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Review for Midterm Exam #2
Midterm exam from previous semester
Homework #4 Due
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MIDTERM EXAM #2
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Oct. 25 - Oct. 29 |
Air Masses
LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED GROUP 4
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Fronts
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Mid-latitude cyclones
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Nov. 1 - Nov. 5 |
Weather Forecasting Part I
RETURN LAB KITS GROUP 4
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Weather Forecasting Part II
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Thunderstorms and Severe Weather Part I
Homework #5 Due (Sunday) |
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Nov. 8 - Nov. 12 |
Thunderstorms and Severe Weather Part II
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Thunderstorms and Severe Weather Part III
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See previous notes
Cloud to ground lightning strike
Click here for “best of” monsoon storm cloud animations
Public lecture on North American Monsoon pdf
Public lecture on North American Monsoon ppt
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Nov. 15 - Nov. 19 |
Hurricanes
LAB REPORTS DUE GROUPS 3 AND 4
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Review for Midterm Exam #3
Midterm exam from previous semester
Homework #6 Due (Thursday)
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MIDTERM EXAM #3
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Nov. 22 - Nov. 26 |
Air Pollution Part I
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NO CLASS |
Thanksgiving Recess NO CLASS |
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Nov. 29 - Dec. 3 |
Air Pollution Part II
Link to U.S. House Global Climate Change Hearings shown in class
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Paleoclimate
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Global Warming Part I
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Dec. 6 - Dec. 10 |
Global Warming Part II
Public lecture on climate change in the Caribbean
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Last Day of Classes
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Dec. 13 - Dec. 17 |
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FINAL EXAM 8:00am-10:00am ILC 120 |