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Homework Assignments
Homework#6 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Global Warming Essay
Due in class on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
You may want read over the information contained in the links below before writing
your paper.
Global Warming
Summary Sheet
Common
Attitudes Toward Global Warming
Homework#5 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Severe Weather Paper
A paper copy of this assignment will NOT be passed out in class.
Due in class Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Some hints/reminders about the paper:
- Make sure you follow the guidelines on content.
- 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.
Homework#4 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Human Comfort, Cloud, and Stability Problems
A paper copy of this assignment will NOT be passed out in class.
Due in class Thursday, March 12, 2009
Note the due date is the class before spring break. If you are not going to be
in class that day, I suggest that you turn in the homework early.
Homework#3 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Humidity and dewpoint calculations, Atmospheric vertical variation, and Surface wind
problems
Due in class Thursday, February 19, 2009
We have already covered material necessary to do questions 4-6, so you may want to start with those.
You should be able to answer questions 1-3 after lectures next week.
If you do not have access to WORD, let me know and I will provide the assignment in another format.
Homework#2 (click here to read assignment html format)
Homework#2 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Weather Map Analysis
Due in class on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Below are links to the maps that you need to complete the assignment.
Forecast 500mb Maps (copies of these maps were distributed in class):
60 hour (2.5 day) forecast map valid for 12Z Friday, January 30
144 hour (6 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Tuesday, February 3
228 hour (9.5 day) forecast map valid for 12Z Friday, February 6
True 500mb Maps (Maps will be placed here as they become available):
True 500 mb map at 12Z Friday, January 30
True 500 mb map at 00Z Tuesday, February 3 **
**There seems to have been a problem with the US national forecast center in getting
out the initialization maps for 00Z Tuesday, February 3. We will have to use the next
best verification available, a 6 hour forecast valid for 00Z Tuesday, February 3. It
is very unlikely that the true map would be much different from this one.
True 500 mb map at 12Z Friday, February 6
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 #1
Fill out the ATMO336 Webpage registration form by clicking on the link above.
Due Thursday, January 22, 2009
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