| DATE |
TOPIC |
Quizzes/ Homework |
| 19 Jan |
1. Fundamentals in Meteorology – What is atmospheric sciences? Atmospheric Quantities |
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| 21 Jan |
1. Fundamentals in Meteorology – Atmospheric quanties and equations |
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| 26 Jan |
1. Fundamentals in Meteorology – Weather maps and spatial/temporal scales |
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| 28 Jan |
1. Fundamentals in Meteorology – Weather maps, composition of the Earth |
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| 2 Feb |
2. Thermodynamics – Humidity, Skew-T/log-p diagram |
HW1/Q1 |
| 4 Feb |
2. Thermodynamics – Skew-T/log-p diagram, Laws of thermodynamics |
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| 9 Feb |
2. Thermodynamics – Skew-T/log-p diagram, Atmospheric stability |
HW2/Q2 |
| 11 Feb |
2. Thermodynamics – Skew-T/log-p diagrams and weather |
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| 16 Feb |
3. Cloud microphysics – warm cloud processes |
HW3/Q3 |
| 18 Feb |
3. Cloud microphysics – warm cloud processes |
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| 23 Feb |
3. Cloud microphysics – cold cloud processes |
HW4/Q4 |
| 25 Feb |
3. Cloud microphysics – cold cloud processes |
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| 2 Mar |
Exam #1 | |
| 4 Mar |
Exam revision | |
| 9 Mar |
4. Atmospheric Dynamics – Rossby waves, jet-streak and curvature effect |
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| 11 Mar |
4. Atmospheric Dynamics – Rossby waves, jet-streak and curvature effect |
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| 16 Mar |
4. Atmospheric Dynamcis – wind models |
HW5/Q5 |
| 18 Mar |
4. Atmospheric Dynamcis – wind models |
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| SPRING BREAK |
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| 30 Mar |
5. Synoptic-scale phenomena – frontal boundaries (cold front, warm front, occusion, dryline) |
HW6/Q6 |
| 1 Apr |
5. Synoptic-scale phenomena – high and low pressure systems |
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| 6 Apr |
Exam #2 |
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| 8 Apr |
Exam revision | |
| 13 Apr |
6. Mesoscale phenomena – thunderstorm, tornado, squallines, MCS |
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| 15 Apr |
6. Mesoscale phenomena – thunderstorm, tornado, squallines, MCS |
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| 20 Apr |
6. Mesoscale phenomena – hurricanes |
HW7/Q7 |
| 22 Apr |
6. Mesoscale phenomena – Mountain meteorology |
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| 27 Apr |
Final Exam |
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| 29 Apr | OOOSuVdfopadsfkoap’fmVmary | |