Synoptic and Mesoscale Case Studies

Welcome to the University of Washington Synoptic and Mesoscale Case Study Library

University of Washington case studies are a collection of meteorological data, maps, images and laboratory exercises for specific synoptic and mesoscale storms that occurred in various regions of the United States. The data include GOES satellite imagery, NCEP model data, surface and upper air observations, WSR-88D radar data. Supplemental information includes laboratory exercises and occassionally special data sets. These cases are being used at the University of Washington in classroom instruction. The data can be obtained for two of the cases through the Unidata COMET case study library

List of Cases

• 17 - 18 October 1996: Midwest synoptic system
• 10 - 11 November 1998: Rapidly deepening Cyclone over the Midwest.
• Planned cases -- West Coast Windstorms (possible candidate: -->March 1999)
• Planned cases -- Exercises for COMET Case 26 23 - 26 Nov 1999
• Other Suggestions???Email me below.

The exercises for the above cases presented by L. McMurdie at the June 2000 UNIDATA Workshop can be found at:

• Exercises from UNIDATA workshop for the October 1996 Case and supplemental information
• Exercises from UNIDATA workshop for the November 1998 Case

Links

• COMET case study library
• October 1996 COMET Homepage
• November 1998 COMET Homepage

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This work is sponsored by the National Science Foundation Department of Undergraduate Education through grant number 9554957.

For more information, contact Lynn McMurdie at Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA 98195-1640; (phone)206-685-9405 mcmurdie@atmos.washington.edu (Updated: 25 July 2000)