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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
Rotation
continued
Hydrostatics
1.5.3

1.6 (skip 1.6.3)
Coriolis slides, Apparent force animations
week2


HW1
10/8
10/10
10/12
Momentum
Scale analysis
Continuity
2.1-2.2
2.3-2.4
2.5
week3
scale_analysis.pdf
geo.mov 

HW2

10/15
10/17
10/19
Thermo Energy
cont. and review
Exam through p50
2.6

week4
practice_probs.pdf for midterm
boxmodel.m for  HW3
10/22
10/24
10/26
Dry atm, Buoyancy
Isobaric coord
Balanced Flow
2.7
3.1
3.2
week5a,
week5b
natural.m

Nothing due
10/29
10/31
11/2
Thermal Wind
Vertical Motion
Circulation
3.4
3.5
4.1
week6a
week6b

HW4
11/5
11/7
11/9
Vorticity
Potential Vorticity
PV cont
4.2
4.3
week7

HW5
11/12
11/14
11/16
Veterans Day
Review
Exam on Ch 3 & 4




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


week9

Essay if skipped
11/26
11/28
11/31
QG introduction
QG vorticity
Geop Tendency
6.1-6.2
6.2
6.3.1
week10
worksheet


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

week11


HW8
12/10
Comprehensive
Final Exam


8:30am