Welcome to Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Instructor: Nicole Feldl
Email: feldl 'at' uw.edu
Lecture: Monday-Friday 9:40-10:40 a.m. in ATG 310C
Office hours: Wed 3:30-5 at Reboot Cafe, Thurs 12:30-1:30 at JHN 324, or by appointment.
Website: http://atmos.washington.edu/~feldl/courses/atms101
Required textbook: Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere by C. Donald Ahrens, 6th edition.
announcements
8/9/2011 - Quiz #5 on Friday 8/12 covers Topic 6 (local winds, air masses, fronts) and Topic 7
8/6/2011 - Suggested problems for Topic 8 posted
8/6/2010 - REMINDER: Next Tuesday's class will be held in the UW GFD laboratory, located on east end of the first floor of OSB, on the south end of campus
8/5/2011 - Assignment #4 due Friday 8/12
8/2/2011 - Suggested problems for Topic 7 posted>
8/1/2011 - Solutions for Topics 5 and 6 problems posted
7/29/2011 - Assignment #3 due Friday 8/5
7/27/2011 - Quiz #4 on Friday 7/29 covers Topic 5, and Topic 6 through geostrophic balance
7/27/2011 - Suggested problems for Topic 6 posted
7/27/2011 - Solutions for Week 4 problems posted
7/21/2011 - Suggested problems for Topic 5 posted
7/20/2011 - Course schedule updated.
7/18/2011 - Quiz #3 on Friday 7/22 covers atmospheric stability, clouds and precipitation, and optical phenomena
7/15/2011 - Sounding examples from Prof. Bob Houze
7/12/2011 - Suggested problems for Week 4 posted
7/12/2011 - Solutions for Week 3 problems posted
7/12/2011 - Slides for the geoengineering talk
7/12/2011 - Reminder: Assignment #2 due Friday 7/15
7/5/2011 - Link to the sweating video
7/1/2011 - Quiz #2 on Friday 7/8 (will cover material from Week 3)
7/1/2011 - Assignment #2 due Friday 7/15
7/1/2011 - Suggested problems for Week 3 posted
7/1/2011 - Solutions for Week 1 and 2 problems posted
6/27/2011 - Quiz #1 on Friday 7/1 (will cover material from Weeks 1 and 2)
6/27/2011 - Suggested problems for Week 2 posted
6/20/2011 - Assignment #1 due Friday 6/24
overview
In this course we investigate the science of the Earth's atmosphere and the processes responsible for the weather and climate we experience. The class will focus on why and how weather happens, rather than on memorization of climate classifications and statistics. Dealing with weather and climate is an inevitable part of our lives, ranging from deciding what to wear for the day, to the devastating consequences of hurricanes and tornadoes, to environmental issues such as global warming and ozone depletion. Almost daily there are news stories detailing some weather event or impending climate change. By the end of the quarter, students should be able to:
- Understand why there is weather and how it happens
- Become literate in meteorology to follow weather discussion on TV or radio, in the newspaper or online
- Practice critical reasoning
- Get a glimpse of cutting-edge atmospheric science and understand key environmental issues related to weather
