Meteorological Analysis MR 3222 Course Syllabus 1 Course

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 1. Course Description: In this course, we will analyze the spatial and temporal patterns of, and the relationships between, temperature, wind, pressure, and moisture, with a focus on the troposphere and the synoptic scale.

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 2. Class Time: Lecture: Mon, Tue, Wed Lab: 3. Class Location: Lecture: Room 123, Root Hall Lab: Room 123, Root Hall IDEA Lab (IDEA lab account required) 4. Instructor for Lecture and Lab: office: Root Hall email creasey@nps. edu 2. Office Hours: Simply drop by the lab or make an appointment.

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 7. Course Web Site: The course web site is accessed via the NPS web server. http: //met. nps. edu/~ldm/mr 3222 This site contains most of the course materials, in particular the course modules that will be the focus of the lectures. The login ( mr 3222 ) and password ( wx 2016 )

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 6. Text Books: The main course materials will be the course lectures posted on the course web site. I will refer to selected readings from these books throughout the course Required: Meteorology - Understanding the Atmosphere, by S. Ackerman and J. Knox. My abbreviation for this text: (AK). Helpful Resources in Lab RO-123 to left of printer: Glossary of Meteorology, 2 nd Edition, edited by Todd Glickman, American Meteorological Society (AMS). Available in IDEA Lab, or from the AMS in hard copy and CD-or online. My abbreviation for this text: (G). Computer tools: - Web sites met. nps. edu/~ldm/mr 3222 , Blackboard Collaborate, & met. nps. edu/~ldm/wx - IDEA Lab ~ldm/garp 1 (GARP, Vis 5 D, Matlab) - Wx Challenge Contest http: //met. nps. edu/~ldm/wxc/

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 8. Assignments: The assignments and their respective percent of your final grade are given in the table below. Assignment % of Grade Date Midterm Exam 30 TBD Final Exam 30 TBD Labs & Home works 30 ----- Analysis Contributions & Class Participation 10 -----

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 9. Grading: : Conventional Grading Applied • • 95 -100 % A 90 -94 % A- 87 -89 % B+ 83 -86 % B 80 -82 % B 77 -79 % C+ 73 -76 % C 70 -72 % C- Note that your lab, homework, and contributions will be worth 40% of your course grade, and your two exam scores will be worth 60% of your course grade.

Meteorological Analyses DATA >> ANALYSES >> UNDERSTANDING Sfc Obs Sfc Analyses Upper Air Obs Upper Air (Theta and P) Skew-T Satellite Imagery and Products NWP Analyses and Forecasts Radar Data Cross-sections Frontal Analyses Weather Phenomena Atmospheric Dynamics Atmospheric Thermodynamics 3 -D Structure of Atmosphere Conceptual Models

Spring 2017