Atmos Sci 301

Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences

Syllabus:

Week

Dates

Topics

Reading

Due

1

Sep 26-28

Observations/Weather map interpretation

Review class notes

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2

Oct 1-5

Atmospheric structure, composition and chemistry
(note: Lectures given by TA Emily Fischer)

Read thoroughly Chapter 1 of W&H. Read parts of Chapter 5 covered in class

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3

Oct 8-12

Radiation and energy budget

Read Chapter 4 of W&H

HW 1 (Mon)
QUIZ (Thu)

4

Oct 15-19

Hydrostatics
and
Thermodynamics

Read Chapter 3,
Sections 3.1-3.3

HW 2 (Mon)
QUIZ (Thu)

5

Oct 22-26

Read Chapter 3,
Sections 3.4-3.7


HW 3 (Mon)
QUIZ (Thu)
Project Proposal (Fri)

6

Oct 29-Nov 2

Thermodynamics (cont.) and Clouds

See class notes, also Links to clouds on resources page

EXAM (Wed)

7

Nov 5-9

Clouds and Thunderstorms

 

8

Nov 13-16
Holiday Nov 12

Dynamics

Read Chapter 7, especially 7.2 up to 7.2.7, also section 7.3

HW 4 (Tue)
QUIZ (Thu)

9

Nov 19-21
Holiday Nov 22-23

Dynamics

HW 5 (Wed)
QUIZ (Wed)

10

Nov 26-30

Weather Systems

Chapter 8, especially 8.1 and 8.4

HW 7 (Mon)
QUIZ (Thu)

11

Dec 3-7

Weather systems (cont.). Predictability

Project (Mon)
Q+A (Fri)

12

Dec 10-14

FINAL EXAM, December 12th, 8:30-10:20, ATG 310c

(updated 6th Sept 2007)