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Fall 2005

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• Please note the following changes in reading assignments:
  For October 19, Fronts (Ch 8, 11-3)
  For October 26, Cylones and jet streams (Ch 10, 11-1,2,4)
• There is a scheduling change. The SECOND SET of Grad presentations will take place on November 30, meaning the original lecture that day (Severe weather) will be on November 16. Grad students: the paper associated with the presentation, regardless of which day you present, is due November 23.

NOTES

• Introduction (August 31)
• Weather forecasting methods (September 7, Jason Senkbeil, no PPT)
• Climate Models (September 14)
• Kinematics (September 21)
• Vertical soundings (September 28)
• Thermal properties of the troposphere (October 5)
• Wind and atmospheric forces (October 12)
• Fronts (October 19)
• Cyclones (October 26)
• Observations (November 9)
• Severe Weather (November 16)
• Winter and Lake Weather (December 3)

• Homework 1 images
• Homework 2 images: Isentropic chart500 mb map

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