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Atmospheric Sciences 441/503 Fall 2007
Atmospheric Motions I
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This schedule will be updated throughout the quarter. Please check it often. Lecture notes will be added approximately 0-7 days prior to lecture.
Date
Topic Reading
Lecture Notes Assignment Due
9/26
9/28
Intro & Fun. Forces
Gravity & Viscosity

1.1-1.5.2
Intro slides
week1


10/1
10/3
10/5
continued
Rotation
Hydrostatics

1.5.3
1.6 (skip 1.6.3)



HW1
10/8
10/10
10/12
Momentum
Scale analysis
Continuity
2.1-2.2
2.3-2.4
2.5


HW2

10/15
10/17
10/19
Thermo Energy
Dry atmos
Exam through p50
2.6
p 50


HW3
10/22
10/24
10/26
Buoyancy
Isobaric coord
Balanced Flow
2.7
3.1
3.2


Nothing due
10/29
10/31
11/2
Thermal Wind
Vertical Motion
Circulation
3.4
3.5
4.1


HW4
11/5
11/7
11/9
Vorticity
Potential Vorticity
Veterans Day
4.2
4.3


HW5
11/12
11/14
11/16
PV cont
Review
Exam on Ch 3 & 4
4.3



HW6
11/19
11/20
11/22
Vorticity Eq
field trip
Thanksgiving
4.4-4.5




Essay if skipped
11/26
11/28
11/31
QG introduction
QG vorticity
Geop Tendency
6.1-6.2
6.2
6.3.1



HW7
12/3
12/5
12/7
QG PV
omega equation
Review
6.3.2
6.4.1




HW8
12/10
Comprehensive
Final Exam


8:30am