ATM S 321 ASSIGNMENT HISTORY
Final Exam is Scheduled for 2:30-4:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Mid Term Exam is Scheduled for 11:30-12:20 Wednesday, May 8, 2013
NOTE! Assignments are due on Wednesdays!
- #1 . 4/01/13: due Wednesday 4/10/13
- 1) Study Chapters 1 & 2 of Global Physical Climatology (GPC)
- 2) Do problems 2 & 3 on page 17 of GPC, and problems 2, 3, 6, 7, & 8 on page 39 of GPC. In problem 7 ignore eccentricity and assume the atmosphere is transparent.
Homework Chapter 1 Answers
#2. 4/8/13: due Wednesday 4/17/13
- 1) Study Chapter 3 of GPC
- 2) Do the following problems at the end of Chapter 3 of GPC (pages 79-80): 1, 2 & 4.
- 3) Go to the following web site http:/eos.atmos.washington.edu/ceres/
These are just review exercises, I don't want answers back.
a) Take a look at the first row of egg plots. Click on the small images to enlarge them. Compare the absorbed solar radiation during DJF and JJA.
During which season and in what latitude zone is the absorbed shortwave radiation greatest?
Explain why it is greatest during this season and in this latitude belt using what you know about the relation of insolation to the Earth's orbit.
b) Take a look at the second row of egg plots. Why do you think the Net Radiation looks so
much like the absorbed solar radiation during the solstitial months? Compare to the shape of the OLR plot.
These plots are equal area plots. The area on the computer screen is proportional to the area on the
surface of Earth.
Chapter 2 Homework Answers
#3. 4/15/13 due 4/24/13 .
1) Do the following problems at the end of Chapter 3: 5, 6 and 7.
At the end of problem 6 you are asked: "How does the required convective
energy flux change as you move the top level?" As you move the top level upward, its temperature stays
the same, because it is the emission temperature, but the surface fluxes change because the temperature
and radiation balance at the surface change. How?
2) Study Chapter 4 of GPC
Chapter 3 Homework Answers
#4. 4/24/13 due 5/01/13 50 points
- 1) Do the following problems at the end of Chapter 4 of GPC: 3, 4 & 5
- 2) Study Chapter 5 of GPC
- 3) Chapter 5 of GPC problems on pages 134-135: 1, 2. Answers to 5.2 in back of book are off by a factor of 10. I think they are in cm/day.
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Here is an aide for 4.4 and 4.5
- Hey! Mid Term is on Wednesday 8 May, 2013!! It will cover Chapters 1-5.
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Here is an examination study sheet in pdf format
Chapter 4 Homework Answers
#5. 4/29/13 due 5/08/13
- 1) Study for Mid-Term Exam on May 8
- 2) Do problems 3, 4 & 5 from Chapter 5 on page 135
- 3) Read Chapter 6 when you can.
Chapter 5 Homework Answers
#6. 5/8/13 due 5/15/13
- 1) Study Chapter 6 of GPC
- 2) Do problems 3, 4, 5, & 7 on page 169
Homework Chapter 6 Answers
#7. 5/15/13 due 5/22/13
- 1) Study Chapter 7 of GPC
- 2) Do problems 1, 2, 4, & 5 on page 202.
Homework Chapter 7 Answers
#8. 5/22/13 due 5/29/13
- 1) Study Chapter 8 of GPC
- 2) Do problems 5, 6, and 7 on page 228. In problem 6 make the melting
time 500 years instead of 5,000. In problem 7 make the flow of water
from the south 2 x 10^^10 instead of 2 x 10^^11 kg/s. NOTE: These change only apply if you happen to have the first printing of the book. If you have the second printing, these changes are already in the text.
Homework Chapter 8 Answers
#9. 5/29/13 due 6/5/13
- 1) Study Chapters 11 and 12 of GPC
- 2) Do problems 1, 3, & 4 at the end of Chapter 11 of GPC.
In problem 4 the reference should be to Fig. 11.10 not 11.9. AACK!! Answers
to 4 should be 113W/m^^2, or 23%, with contribution from precession 16% about
twice as big as obliquity 7%.
- 3) Do problems 4 (need to go back to chapter 3 on radiation) and 5 (use eqn. 12.8)
at the end of Chapter 12 of GPC.
Homework Chapter 11 Answers
Homework Chapter 12 Answers
Last Class is Friday June 7.
Final on Wednesday June 12, 2:30-4:20 !!
On Final you will be responsible for Chapters 1-8, 11 and 12, and all associated lecture and homework material!
Final Exam Study Guide
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