AOS 101: Weather and Climate

Spring 2010

Week	Topic	Lecture Notes	Assignment	Due
1	Introduction Observations and Station Models	301 lecture 304 lecture
2	Data Analysis (Contouring)	301 lecture 304 lecture	301 Homework 1 304 Homework 1	301: HW1 and In-Class Assign. due 2/8 304: HW1 and In-Class Assign. due 2/11
3	Ideal Gas Law and Winter Weather	301 lecture 304 lecture
4	Heat (Energy) Transfer	301 lecture 304 lecture	301 Homework 2 304 Homework 2	301 HW2 due 2/22 304 HW2 due 2/25
5	Satellite and Radar	301 lecture 304 lecture	QUIZ 1 NEXT WEEK
6	Intro to Climate Change Quiz 1 THIS WEEK	301 lecture 304 lecture	301 Writeup 304 Writeup	301 Writeup due 3/8 304 Writeup due 3/11
7	In-class Debate on Climate Change
8	Moisture and Atmospheric Stability	301 lecture 304 lecture
9	Severe Weather	301 and 304 lecture	301 Homework 3 304 Homework 3	301 HW 3 due 4/5 304 HW 3 due 4/8
10	SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS
11	Atmospheric Forces	301 and 304 lecture	301 Homework 4 304 Homework 4	301 HW4 due 4/12 304 HW4 due 4/15
12	Thickness and Thermal Wind	301 and 304 lecture	Case study packet handed out this week
13	Surface Cyclone Structure	301 and 304 lecture	QUIZ 2 NEXT WEEK
14	Vertical Cyclone Structure QUIZ 2	301 and 304 lecture	CASE STUDY DUE NEXT WEEK
15	Wrap-Up/Evaluations Turn in Case Study			Case Study due