ATMS 101 Syllabus

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	Syllabus **EOM denotes Essentials of Meteorology Links are enrichment, not required reading**
	*Introduction* General background EOM: Chaper 1: The earth's atmosphere *Heating, Temperature and Air Pressure* CD: Unit 1: Heat Transfer EOM: Chapter 2: Warming the earth and the atmosphere The development of thermometers and temperature scales Time lapse of infrared water vapor imagery CD: Unit 2: Air Temperature EOM: Chapter 3: Air temperature Wind Chill What do inversions have to do with this photo? CD: Unit 3: Air Pressure EOM: Chapter 6: Air pressure and winds (pp. 139-147) Gas law demonstrator A fancier gas law demonstrator (requires Internet Explorer) July 500-mb loop January 500-mb loop *Water Vapor, Clouds, and Precipitation* CD: Unit 4: Atmospheric Moisture EOM: Chapter 4: Humidity, condensation and clouds The bond between two water molecules Molecular motion in liquid water More on the molecular structure of water and ice CD: Unit 5: Clouds and Precipitation EOM: Chapter 5: Cloud development and precipitation *Winds* CD: Unit 6: Winds EOM: Chapter 6: Air pressure and winds (pp. 147-162) The Coriolis Force in the media Apparent forces on a merry-go-round Adjustment to geostrophic balance in a parcel starting from rest *Weather on a Large Scale* CD: Unit 7: Atmospheric Circulations: Large-Scale EOM: Chapter 7: Atmospheric circulations (pp. 178-194) NOAA El Nino Theme Page US tempertures and precip for the previous month Analysis claiming Southern California is wet in El Nino Years Analysis claiming Southern California is not wet in El Nino Years El Nino makes a comeback CD: Unit 8: Air Masses, Fronts and Middle-Latitude Cyclones EOM: Chapter 8: Air masses, fronts and middle-latitude cyclones Mid-latitude cyclone developing offshore Cold-air outbreak over the Great Lakes CD: Unit 9: Weather Prediction EOM: Chapter 9: Weather forecasting *Weather on a Small-Scale* CD: Unit 10: Atmospheric Circulations: Small-Scale EOM: Chapter 7: Atmospheric circulations (pp. 165-178) Lenticular clouds Lenticular clouds as UFOs Mountain lee wave visible satellite loop (6.4 MB) CD: Unit 11: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes EOM: Chapter 10: Thunderstorms and tornadoes Annual variation in worldwide lightning distribution NSSL Oklahoma Tornadoes Supercell and Tornado Photos CD: Unit 12: Hurricanes EOM: Chapter 11: Hurricanes Cyclone of the Day: Kalunde The baddest hurricanes. FAQ Four tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean: Feb 11 2003 *Atmospheric Optics* Rainbows, mirages, etc. EOM: Chapter 15: Light, color and atmospheric optics Rainbow light paths Build a rainbow
	*Cloud Photos Submitted by Students* Altocumulus (Andrew Chen) Altocumulus lenticularis (Andrew Chen) Cumulus and altostratus (Michelle Dahlgren) Cirrus and cirrostratus over Moses Lake (anonymous) Altocumulus mamma (Boram Yoo) Altocumulus (Boram Yoo) Cirrus and cirrostratus mamma (Boram Yoo) Altocumulus undulatus (Michelle Moore) Altocumulus and altostratus (Michelle Moore) Noctilucent clouds (Cody Vandermyn) Altocumulus lenticularis over Mt. Rainer (wide) (Kevin Odle) Altocumulus lenticularis over Mt. Rainer (zoom) (Kevin Odle) Altocumulus lenticularis (Jennifer Reuer) Altocumulus lenticularis dissipating (Jennifer Reuer) Stratocumulus (Jennifer Reuer) Cumulus congestus (Jennifer Reuer) Cumulus congestus from above (Jennifer Reuer) Stratocumulus and cumulus (Jennifer Reuer)