SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
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DATE
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TOPIC
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Reading
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Assignm
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Lab
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01
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25 Aug
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1 Overview
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02
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27 Aug
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Ch
1+2
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METAR, SYNOP, station plot
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03
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1 Sept
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2 Fundamentals |
Ch4
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Surface chart
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04
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3 Sept
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3 Kinematics |
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HW#1 |
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05
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8 Sept
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4 Forces & Wind
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Ch7
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Quiz #1
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850mb/700mb
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06
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10 Sept
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HW#2 |
500 mb
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07
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15 Sept
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Quiz #2
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08
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17 Sept
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HW #3 |
300 mb, Thickness
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09
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22
Sept
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Forecasting methods
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10
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24 Sept
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EXAM I
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HW
#4 |
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11
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29 Sept
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5 Fronts & Air masses
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Ch 8 & 9
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WD #1 |
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12
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1 Oct
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WD #1 |
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13
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6 Oct
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6 Mid-latitude cyclones |
Ch 10 |
WD #2; Quiz
#3
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14
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8 Oct
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7 Satellite and Radar anaysis |
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WD #2; HW#5
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15
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13 Oct
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WD #3; Quiz #4
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16
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15 Oct
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8 Thermodynamics |
Ch 8 & 9 |
WD #3; HW#6 |
Skew-T/log-p |
17
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20 Oct
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WD #4; Quiz #5
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Numerical weather prediction
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18
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22 Oct
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WD #4; HW#7
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Isentopic
analysis
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19
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27 Oct
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Exam II
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WD #5 |
Q-vector & omega analysis
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20
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29 Oct
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WD #5
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Operational NCEP analysis
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21
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3 Nov
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WD #1; Quiz #6
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22
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5 Nov
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WD #1; HW#8 |
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23
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10 Nov
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8 Jet Streams
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Ch 11
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WD #2; Quiz #7
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24
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12 Nov
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WD #2; HW#9 |
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25
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17 Nov
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VISIT NWS
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WD #3;
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26
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19 Nov
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WD #3; HW#10
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Fall
Break
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27
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1 Dec
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WD #4; Quiz
#8
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28
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3 Dec
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WD #4
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29
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8 Dec
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Exam III
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WD #5 |
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30
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10 Dec
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WD #5
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