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           

           

 

 

 

AOSC 201  SPRING 2013

 

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

 

SPRING BREAK

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM