LECTURE OUTLINES for
  ATM OCN (Meteorology) 100 (Section 2): 
 WEATHER & CLIMATE

Spring 1999

Background:

You can review the outline of the lecture for the day indicated. These outlines will be posted the day of that lecture. They are not meant to replace attending lecture, nor are they as detailed as a "note taking service". However, they are intended to help you to review key points with the list of objectives and to help us keep on track through the course. Refer back to these outlines when preparing for each exam.

Caution: The actual lectures may deviate slightly from this outline when necessary. Please do not be alarmed. 


 
WEEK
DATE
DESCRIPTION
1
18 JAN (T) 
21 JAN (R)
 Introduction Weather/climate elements; surface & aloft 
Observing the Atmosphere Surface weather charts & satellite imagery
2
25 JAN (T) 
28 JAN (R)
 Composition of present and past atmosphere  
Atmospheric pressure and barometry  
Temperature, thermometry and vertical temperature structure
3
  2 FEB (T) 
 4 FEB (R)		 Energy forms and transport / Radiation  
Radiation (continued) and energy budgets  
4
  9 FEB (T) 
11 FEB (R)		 Gas law and First law of thermodynamics  
Hydrological cycle and Moisture variables  
Cloud, fog dew and frost formation
5
 16 FEB (T) 
18 FEB (R)		 Cloud types and classification  
Precipitation formation processes , precipitation measurement & types  
6
 23 FEB (T) 
25 FEB (R)		 Clouds and precipitation (continued) & weather modification  
1st (6 Weeks) Exam 
7
  2 MAR (T) 
 4 MAR (R)		 Atmospheric optics 
Wind measurements, weather system scales  
Theory of winds: Forces of motion  
8
 16 MAR (T) 
18 MAR (R)		 Atmospheric motions , vertical & horizontal; local circulation 
Upper air observations and charts
9
 23 MAR (T) 
25 MAR (R)		 Planetary scale atmospheric circulation patterns Monsoons, El Niño Jet streams  
Air masses, extratropical cyclones & fronts  
10
 29 MAR (T) 
 1 APR (R)		 Extratropical cyclones: morphology, evolution 
Extratropical cyclones: weather sequences & forecasting  
11
  6 APR (T) 
 8 APR (R)		 Midlatitude anticyclones ; Upper air circulation patterns and their relationship to surface features
Thunderstorms: Stability and morphology 
12
  13 APR (T) 
 15 APR (R)		 Thunderstorms: Hazards and lightning 
2nd (12 Weeks) Exam 
13
  20 APR (T) 
 22 APR (R)		 Thunderstorms: Tornadoes  
Hurricanes  
14
  27 APR (T) 
 29 APR (R)		 Atmospheric pollution 
Present climates 
15
   4 MAY (T) 
  6 MAY (R)		 Past climates, climatic change and review 
Final
  14 MAY (F)  Final Exam 

 Last revision 8 December 1998
Produced by Edward J. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
hopkins@meteor.wisc.edu


 
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