ATMO 579
Boundary Layer Meteorology
Spring 2016
Goals:
To understand turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer over land and ocean
Instructor:
Prof. Xubin Zeng
PAS Room 562
Tel: 621-4782
Email: xubin@email.arizona.edu
Teaching Assistant:
There are no official teaching assistants. My group member Mike Brunke will help in the class project
(brunke@atmo.arizona.edu; PAS 566C, 626-7349).
Lectures:
Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm
PAS Room 488
Office Hours:
Any time before or after lectures on Tuesday and Thursday
Grading Policy:
Homework (30%, two assignments with the lowest scores are excluded for averaging),
Class Project (including report and presentation) (20%),
and Midterm and Final (closed-book) tests (30% for the higher score and 20% for the other).
Being late (but prior to the distribution of answer sheet) will result in 10% reduction of the score
for each homework assignment, and the score for missing exam(s) will be taken as zero.
Required Textbook:
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer, J.R. Garratt, 1994, Cambridge University Press, pp. 316.
Class note for each chapter will be provided later.
Prerequisite:
ATMO 541A or consent of instructor.
Expectations:
Before lecture: Read the relevant Chapter
During lecture: Actively ask and answer questions
After lecture: Read the relevant Chapter and do homework
Important Dates
Spring Recess: 12-20 March 2016
Midterm Exam: Date TBD
Last day of classes: 5/3/2016 Tue
Final Exam: 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Wed 5/11/2016
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