Week

Tuesday

Thursday

Jan. 14 - Jan. 18

Jan. 21 - Jan. 25

Pielke, Chapter 2

Basic Equations

Pielke, Chapter 2

Basic Equations

(continued)

Jan. 28 - Feb. 1

Pielke, Chapter 2

Pielke, Chapter 1

Basic Equations

(continued)

Tensor notation

Defining meteorological scales

Pielke, Chapter 3

Simplification of basic equations: mass, energy, and vertical motion

Feb. 4 - Feb. 8

Pielke, Chapters 3 and 4

Simplification of basic equations: mass, energy, and vertical motion

Averaging the conservation relations

Pielke, Chapter 4

Averaging the conservation relations

(continued)

Feb. 11 - Feb. 15

Pielke, Chapter 5

Avissar et al. (1989)

Physical and Analytic Modeling

Pielke, Chapter 5

Martin and Pielke (1983)

Song et al. (1985)

Physical and Analytic Modeling (continued)

Introduction to methods of solution

Feb. 18 - Feb. 22

Pielke, Chapter 10

Fovell notes, Chapter 4

Methods of solution: Advection

Pielke, Chapter 10

Fovell notes, Chapter 5

Methods of Solution: Advection (continued)

Feb. 25 - Feb. 29

Pielke, Chapter 10

Methods of Solution: Diffusion, Coriolis and pressure gradient terms, diagnostic terms and time splitting

Class till 2:45

Pielke, Chapters 10 and 11

Fovell, Chapter 6

Methods of Solution: Aliasing problem

Introduction to Grid Structure, Boundary and Initial Conditions

Mar. 3 - Mar. 7

Pielke, Chapters 6 and 11

Horizontal and vertical grid Structure, Lateral boundary conditions

Fox-Rabinovitz et al. (1997)

Janic (1990)

Davies (1976)

Pielke, Chapters 11 and 7

Stensrud, Chapter 2

Top boundary and initial conditions, surface layer parameterization

Mar. 10 - Mar. 14

Pielke, Chapter 7

Stensrud, Chapters 2 and 5

Surface layer and planetary boundary layer parameterization

Bright and Mullen (2002)

 Presentation by Susanne Grossman-Clarke to UA Department of Atmospheric Sciences (January 2008)

Midterm Quiz #1

Mar. 17 - Mar. 21

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS

Mar. 24 - Mar. 28

Warm bubble project discussion

Fovell notes: Modeling tasks

NAME Science Working

Group Meeting and GRATIS

NO CLASS

Mar. 31 - Apr. 4

Pielke, Chapter 9 & Appendix C

Stensrud, Chapter 6

Convective parameterization

Kain and Baldwin convective parameterization slides #1

Kain and Baldwin convective parameterization slides #2

Kain Fritsch Scheme Met. Monograph

Pielke, Chapter 9

Stensrud, Chapter 7

Microphysics parameterizations

Apr. 7 - Apr. 11

Pielke, Chapter 9

Stensrud, Chapter 7

Microphysics parameterizations (continued)

Ziegler et al. (1997)

Bryan et al. (2003)

Summary of Lin Microphysical scheme in WRF by Russ Schumacher

Regional Climate Forum for the Southwest U.S. and

Northwest Mexico and GRATIS

NO CLASS

Apr. 14 - Apr. 18

Pielke, Chapter 11.3

Stensrud, Chapters 2 and 3

Link to Ecological Climatology, by Gordon Bonan

Land surface parameterization

Pielke, Chapter 11.3

Stensrud, Chapters 2 and 3

Lu and Shuttleworth (2002)

Rozoff et al. (2003)

Land surface parameterization

Apr. 21 - Apr. 25

Pielke, Chapter 8

Stensrud, Chapter 8

Radiation parameterization

Guest Speaker

Prof. Joellen Russell

Apr. 28 - May 2

Guest Speakers:

Prof. Steve Mullen and Mike Leuthold

NO CLASS

May 5 - May 9

Class project presentations

Tuesday, regular class time

Wednesday, 3-4pm