AOSC 201 - WEATHER AND CLIMATE LABORATORY
Texts: Explorations in Meteorology, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Thompson
Brooks/Cole,
ISBN
0-495-010209-4
Lecturer Professor Robert D. Hudson, Room 3421,
Computer and Space Sciences Building.
Phone 301-405-5394
E-mail hudson@atmos.umd.edu
Website http:/meto.umd.edu/~hudson/meto201.d/
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Web Site is www.atmos.umd.edu
Teaching Assistants
Austin Hope, ahope@atmos.umd.edu.
Argie
Kavada, argyrok@atmos.umd.edu
William Miller, wmiller@atmos.umd.edu,
Jordan Foley, jfoley@atmos.umd.edu
Laboratory sections:
0101 Tuesday 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm in CSS 3426
0102 Wednesday 8.00 am to 10.00 am in CSS 3426
0103 Friday 8.00 am to 10.00 am in CSS 3426
0104 Monday 8.00 am to 10.00 am in CSS 3426
AOSC 200 is a CORE Distributive Studies Mathematics and the Sciences,
Physical Sciences non-laboratory course. When taken together with AOSC
201, the combination of AOSC 200 and AOSC 201 are a CORE Distributive Studies, Mathematics
and the Sciences Physical Sciences laboratory course.
PLEASE NOTE - Students under the CORE Program requirements must take both AOSC 200 and AOSC 201 during the same semester in order to receive the CORE lab-science credit.
Grading
Each laboratory exercise will be graded separately. Occasional quizzes based on the material in the exercises will be given. The final grade will be based on the average of these grades. There is not a final exam..
Weather Forecasting
A web site has been prepared which takes the student through the process of making a simple weather forecast. This site can either be accessed through Prof. Hudson’s web site or at:
http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~charles/forecastchecklist.htm.
Academic Accommodations:
If you have a documented
disability, you should contact Disability Support Services 0126 Shoemaker Hall.
Each semester students with documented disabilities should apply to DSS for
accommodation request forms which you can provide to your professors as proof
of your eligibility for accommodations. The rules for eligibility and the types
of accommodations a student may request can be reviewed on the DSS web site at http://www.counseling.umd.edu/DSS/receiving_serv.html.
Attendance
Regular attendance and participation in this class is the
best way to grasp the concepts and principles being discussed. However, in the
event that a class must be missed due to an illness, the policy is as follows: For every medically necessary absence
from class a
reasonable effort should be made to notify the instructor in advance. If the
absence is more than one lab, then documentation from a health professional is
required.
Religious Observances:
The University System of Maryland policy provides that students should not be penalized because of observances of their religious beliefs, students shall be given an opportunity, whenever feasible, to make up within a reasonable time any academic assignment that is missed due to individual participation in religious observances. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of any intended absences for religious observances in advance. Notice should be provided as soon as possible but no later that the end of the schedule adjustment period. Faculty should further remind students that prior notification is especially important in connection with final exams, since failure to reschedule a final exam before the conclusion of the final examination period may result in loss of credits during the semester. The problem is especially likely to arise when final exams are scheduled on Saturdays.
Academic Integrity:
The University of Maryland has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit http://www.studenthonorcouncil.umd.edu/whatis.html
The University of Maryland is one of a small number of universities with a student-administered Honors Code and an Honors Pledge, available on the web at http://www.jpo.umd.edu/aca/honorpledge.html. The code prohibits students from cheating on exams, plagiarizing papers, submitting the same paper for credit in two courses without authorization, buying papers, submitting fraudulent documents, and forging signatures. The University Senate encourages instructors to ask students to write the following signed statement on each examination or assignment: “I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this examination (or assignment).”
Schedule
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AOSC
201 SPRING 2013 |
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WEEK |
LESSON# |
SUBJECT |
NOTES |
Jan
28 |
1 |
GEOGRAPHY |
Chap
1 |
Feb
4 |
2 |
EARTH-ATMOSPHERE
SYSTEM |
Chap
2 |
Feb
11 |
3 |
RADIATION
AND ENERGY TRANSFER |
Chap
3 |
Feb
18 |
4 |
DAILY
TEMPERATURE CYCLE |
Chap
4 |
Feb 25 |
5 |
ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE |
HANDOUT |
Mar
4 |
6 |
SURFACE MAP ANALYSIS |
Chap
7 |
Mar
11 |
7 |
SOUNDINGS
AND STABILIBITY |
Chap
9 |
Mar
18 |
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SPRING
BREAK |
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Mar25 |
8 |
ATMOSPHERIC
MOTIONS |
HANDOUT |
Apr
1 |
9 |
HURRICANE
TRACKS AND FORECASTS |
Chap
13 |
Apr
8 |
10 |
AIR
MASSES AND FRONTS |
Chap
6 |
Apr
15 |
11 |
THUNDERSTORMS
AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT |
Chap
11 |
Apr
22 |
12 |
WEATHER
FORECASTING |
Chap 15 |
Apr
29 |
13 |
ClIMATE CONTROLS |
HANDOUT |
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THERE
IS NO FINAL EXAM |
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