NATS 101 - Introduction to Weather and Climate                       Fall 2010

         Section 14: T/R 2:00-3:15 pm     ILC 120

D2L course website:

http://d2l.arizona.edu/index.asp

Instructor: Prof. Ritchie

  • Rm 570 PAS Building
  • Ph:   626-7843
  • Email: ritchie@atmo.arizona.edu
  • OH: Tues/Wed 11a - 12p
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TA: Mr. Barnard

  • Rm 588 PAS Building
  • Ph:   621-6843
  • Email: barnard@atmo.arizona.edu
  • OH: Mon 10-11a and Thurs 11a-12p
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TA: Ms. Annamalai

  • Rm 588 PAS Building
  • Ph:
  • Email: anitaa@email.arizona.edu
  • OH: Mon 2-3p and Wed 4-5p
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*** ANNOUNCEMENTS ***

  • The first midterm is scheduled for this Thursday, 16th September and wil cover all material through the lecture on Tuesday 14th September and Chapters 1-4 of the textbook. For your revision, I suggest you do the review exercises suggested for each section of the textbook you have been assigned. In addition, the first two homeworks now have solutions uploaded to d2l (under Review Problem Sets). Furthermore, a midterm 1 review problem set and solution set have been uploaded to d2l. I recommend that you attempt the problems before looking at the solutions. You should bring a calculator, pencils, eraser, and your student ID. The exam will consist a mixture of multiple-choice, short-answer, and quantitative calcualtions. There will be a total of approximately 20 questions. This will be a closed-book, closed-note exam.  

    Updated 11 September 2010

Course Description

  • An introduction to the science of weather and climate, including such topics (time permitting) as the atmospheric composition, energy balance, wind systems, genesis of fronts and cyclones, precipitation processes, clouds, severe weather, weather prediction 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.
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    Course Objectives

  • Basic understanding of weather and atmospheric processes
  • Practice problem-solving skills and application of concepts
  • Discussion of current weather as it evolves

    Syllabus, Outline, and Homework Schedule



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    GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification) Field Experiment

 

        Satellite image valid on September 2 1645 UTC

The DC-8 took off from FLL today at 16 UTC to fly a ~8 hr mission into Hurricane Earl. The Global Hawk has been flying Earl this morning and has been successfully overflying the storm. Plans include a coordinated W-E leg between the DC-8 and GH to the center of Earl. The WB-57 is scheduled to take-off at 2015 UTC to fly a ~6 hr mission (2 hr on-station) in Hurricane Earl.

 

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