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NATS 101 - Introduction to Weather and Climate - Section 3               Spring 2007

 

Instructor:   Professor Liz Ritchie

  • Rm 570 PAS Building
  • Ph:   626-7843
  • Email: ritchie@atmo.arizona.edu
  • Office Hours: Tues/Wed 2:00-2:50pm
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    Teaching Assistant:   Mr. Steve Stegall

  • Rm 510 PAS Building
  • Ph:   621-2107
  • Email: stegall@atmo.arizona.edu
  • Office Hours: Mon/Wed 10:00-10:50am
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    *** ANNOUNCEMENTS ***

    Solutions to all Midterm exams and Homeworks are posted

    Review Problem set for the Final Exam is posted

    *** GOOD LUCK ON THE FINAL EXAM AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER ***

      Updated 8 May 2007

    Course Description:

  • An introduction to the science of weather and climate, including such topics (time permitting) as the atmospheric composition, energy balance, wind systems, genesis of fronts and cyclones, precipitation processes, clouds, severe weather, weather prediction and optical phenomena. Emphasis will be given to phenomena that have strong impacts on human activities and economic livelihood such as tornadoes, hurricanes, El Nino, global warming, ozone depletion, and air pollution. The fundamental importance of physics, chemistry and mathematics to the atmospheric sciences will be explored.

    • Course Objectives:

  • Basic understanding of weather and atmospheric processes
  • Practice problem-solving skills and application of concepts
  • Discussion of current weather as it evolves

    • Syllabus and Outline

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    Slides for Lectures:

    THURSDAY

  • Week 1 - Thursday January 11
  • Week 2 - Thursday January 18
  • Week 3 - Thursday January 25
  • Week 4 - Thursday February 1
  • Week 5 - Thursday February 6 - Midterm 1
  • Week 6 - Thursday February 15
  • Week 7 - Thursday February 22
  • Week 8 - Thursday March 1
  • Week 9 - Thursday March 8 - Midterm 2

    • *** SPRING BREAK ***

  • Week 10 - Thursday March 22
  • Week 11 - Thursday March 29
  • Week 12 - Thursday April 5
  • Week 13 - Thursday April 12 - Midterm 3
  • Week 14 - Thursday April 19
  • Week 15 - Thursday April 26
  • Week 16 - Thursday May 3 - no class

    • *** FINAL EXAM - Thursday May 10 8:00 am ***

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    Homeworks

    *** Homeworks are due at the beginning of class on the date specified unless otherwise noted ***

    Review Problems and Solutions

  • Solutions to Review Problem Set 1
  • Solutions to Review Problem Set 2
  • Solutions to Review Problem Set 3
  • Solutions to the Final Review Problem Set

    • Solutions to Midterm Exams

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    Weather Diagram

  • Each student will prepare a time series chart of sea-level pressure (SLP) and temperature (T) for the month of February as noted on the attached Course Outline, and add to it your own observations of the weather. You can get SLP and T observations at 0000 UTC (5 pm MST) every day beginning 1 February from the NWS website link below. On Thursday March 8 you will turn in a neatly drawn, completed chart for final grading and credit as part of the second midterm exam.
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    ***** Note, you will need the weather diagram to answer questions on the second midterm exam. *****

     
  • http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=twc&sid=TUS&num=48
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  • Example of a Weather Diagram (Excel)
  • Example of a Weather Diagram (gif)
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    Related Links

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