Homework Assignments

Homework#1

Fill out the ATMO336 Webpage registration form. Please select the section for which you are registered:

Section 1 (9:30 - 10:45)

Section 2 (11:00 - 12:15)

Due Thursday, January 19, 2006

Homework#2

Weather Map Analysis

Due in class day on Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Below are links to the maps that you need to complete the assignment.

Forecast 500mb Maps (copies of these maps were distributed in class):

48 hour (2 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Friday, January 27

120 hour (5 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Monday, January 30

240 hour (10 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Saturday, February 4

True 500mb Maps (Maps will be placed here as they become available):

True 500 mb map at 00Z Friday, January 27

True 500 mb map at 00Z Monday, January 30

True 500 mb map at 00Z Saturday, Feb 4

Average 500 mb height maps:

January 500 mb height climatology (long-term average)

February 500 mb height climatology (long-term average)

Examples of forecast discussions for maps below: 500 mb map for 00Z Tuesday, January 27, 2004

500 mb map for 00Z Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Sample write-ups for part I of homework

Homework#3

Humidity, Dewpoint, and Human Comfort Problems

Due in class Tuesday, February 14, 2005

Homework#4

Cloud and Stability Problems

Due in class Thursday, March 2, 2005

Homework#5

Severe Weather Paper

Due in class on Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Some hints/reminders about the paper:

• Make sure you follow the guidelines on content. Introduce your selected location and briefly mention types of severe weather that occur. Then discuss a single severe event in more detail.
• Choose a small geographical area, like a city. It is actually more difficult to write about a larger area.
• If you choose the suggested topic, then you do not need to write about the science behind the severe weather, i.e., this is not a technical paper. Do not try to incorporate material that we covered in class into your paper.
• Make sure you write about weather disasters, not other natural disasters such as Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, etc.
• This is a short paper. Write concisely. Do not unnecessarily repeat yourself.
• If you turn in the paper by the end of class on Thursday, March 30, you will get 10% extra credit on this assignment.