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

Spring 1998


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
15 JUN (M)

16 JUN (T) 

17 JUN (W)

18 JUN (R)

Introduction Weather/climate elements; surface & aloft 
Observing the Atmosphere Surface weather charts & satellite imagery 

Composition of present and past atmosphere  
Atmospheric pressure and barometry  

Temperature, thermometry and vertical temperature structure 

Energy forms and transport  
Radiation 

2
22 JUN (M)

23 JUN (T) 

24 JUN (W)

25 JUN (R)

Radiation (continued) and energy budgets  

Gas law and First law of thermodynamics  

Hydrological cycle and Moisture variables  

Cloud, fog dew and frost formation 

3
29 JUN (M) 

30 JUN (T) 

1 JUL (W) 

2 JUL (R)

Cloud types and classification  

Precipitation formation processes , precipitation measurement & types 

Clouds and precipitation (continued) & weather modification  

1st (3 Weeks) Exam 

4
8 JUL (M) 

9 JUL (T) 

10 JUL (W) 

11 JUL (R)

Atmospheric optics 

Wind measurements, weather system scales  

Theory of winds: Forces of motion  

Atmospheric motions , vertical & horizontal; local circulations 

5
13 JUL (M) 

14 JUL (T) 

15 JUL (W) 

16 JUL (R)

Upper air observations and charts  

Planetary scale atmospheric circulation patterns  

General atmospheric circulation patterns (con't) Monsoons, El Niño 

Jet streams 

6
20 JUL (M) 

21 JUL (T) 

22 JUL (W) 

23 JUL (R)

Air masses, extratropical cyclones & fronts  

Extratropical cyclones: morphology, evolution  

Extratropical cyclones: weather sequences & forecasting  

2nd (6 Weeks) Exam 

7
27 JUL (M) 

28 JUL (T) 

29 JUL (W) 

30 JUL (R)

Midlatitude anticyclones  

Upper air circulation patterns and their relationship to surface features 

Thunderstorms: Stability and morphology 

Thunderstorms: Hazards and lightning 

8
3 AUG  (M) 

4 AUG (T) 

5 AUG (W) 

6 AUG (R)

Thunderstorms: Tornadoes  

Hurricanes  
Atmospheric pollution  

Present climates , Past climates, climatic change and review 

3rd (8 Weeks or Final) Exam 


Last revision 16 November 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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