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Homework Assignments
Homework#5 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Global Warming Essay
Due in class on Tuesday, April 26, 2010
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#4 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Cloud and Stability Problems
Due in class Tuesday, March 29, 2010
After the lecture on Tuesday, March 1, we will have covered all of
the material necessary to complete the homework. I made the due date a week and a half after spring break to give
you a break from this class after the term paper and to not burden you to finish immediately before
or after spring break. However, I do suggest that you start it early so that you can get
help if necessary.
Homework#3 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
Atmospheric vertical variation, humidity, and human comfort
problems
Due in class Thursday, February 17, 2011 (Date of exam 1)
We have already covered material necessary to do questions 1-2, so you may want to start with those.
You should be able to answer the remaining questions after lectures next week.
fig2a. Skew-T diagram for problem #2
fig2b. Skew-T diagram for problem #2
Saturation Mixing Ratio Table
in Fahrenheit
Homework#2 (click here to read assignment WORD format)
500 mb Weather Map Analysis
Due in class on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Below are links to the maps that you need to complete the assignment.
Forecast 500mb Maps:
48 hour (2 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Friday, January 28
144 hour (6 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Tuesday, February 1
240 hour (10 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Saturday, February 5
True 500mb Maps (Maps will be placed here as they become available):
True 500 mb map at 00Z Friday, January 28
True 500 mb map at 00Z Tuesday, February 1
True 500 mb map at 00Z Saturday, February 5
** Sorry, I was unable to retrieve the true map from the same web site
that I used to get the other maps. You should be able to compare the
forecasted 500 mb height pattern (on 240 hour forecast map) with the
true map given above. Concentrate on the trough/ridge patterns
in your comparisons. Do the best you can.
Example map referred to in homework instructions
00 hour (0 day) forecast map valid for 00Z Wednesday, January 26
Homework #1
Fill out the ATMO336 Webpage registration form by clicking on the link above.
Due Thursday, January 20, 2011
Term Paper
I suggest that you carefully read over the instructions
provided below before beginning to write your paper. We will go over the instructions in
class on January 25 and 27. However, we will not cover the topic of carbon dioxide increases
and the potential climate changes that may occur
until after the paper is due. The term paper should be based on your research. Please let me
know if you have any
questions or comments.
Instructions for Term Paper (WORD format)
Supplemental Material for Term Paper (WORD format)
Printed Paper due in class Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Electronic copy of same paper must be sent to turnitin.com by end of the day March 11.
To upload your paper to turnitin.com, you need to do the following:
- Go to turnitin.com and create an account. The button for this is in uppper right hand portion
of the home page for turnitin. If you have already created an account for another class,
then you are already registered and you do not need to do this again.
- Sign in to turnitin.com using email address and password. The sign in button is also found in
the upper right hand part of the turnitin.com homepage.
- Click on the "enroll in a class" button.
- For ATMO336, the class/section ID is 3841546 and the enrollment password is
climate
- To submit (upload) your term paper, select the course ATMO336 from your student homepage, then click
on the Submit button for the Cap and Trade term paper. You will then be asked to select the file from your local
computer that you want to upload.
- This must be completed by the end of the day on March 11, 2010
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