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The calendar was last modified 12/6/2012 10:45 AM.

Date	Topic	Observations	What is due? How to do Physics Homework	Student Presentations	Online Self Checks, relevant for this date’s class
W 8-22	Introduction Measurement and observation basics Syllabus Fall 2012 UMM weather station Cloud Classification (web link) Cloud Types (PPt) vocabulary list				Self Check
F 8-24	Observation and station model Composition and vertical structure of the atmosphere slides vocabulary list	Observation period 1: Get comfortable with observation and recording Journal Twice daily for six consecutive days, see your journal	Welcome Survey Homework Assignment answers	Please select a presentation topic	Self Check
M 8-27	Vertical Model Global circulation Satellite animation Interesting map of US surface winds images of models vocabulary list				self check
W 8-29	Density, pressure, ideal Gas Law slides vocabulary				self check
F 8-31	Quiz 1: Layers, station model, composition quiz answers Experiment: Ideal Gas handout for the experiment Data (to use if you missed the class period)		homework assignment answers		self check
M 9-3	Labor Day
W 9-5	Density, pressure, ideal Gas Law Altitude-dependence of pressure slides vocabulary				self check
F 9-7	Experiment: Pressure and Altitude handout		1. Weather Journal to instructor for feedback 2. Lab write-up 1 for ideal-gas experiment from 8-31-2012 3. Assignment answers		self check
M 9-10	Altitude and pressure Sealevel pressure study guide pressure and altitude			Choice of practice times	self check
W 9-12	Air masses, fronts Chapter 2: Energy cycle Force, Work And Heat – specific heat and latent heat slides study guide for force and energy/ vocabulary		Review and Help session on Thursday, September 13, 7 pm in class room Sci2200		self check
F 9-14	Quiz 2 pressure and altitude answer Force, Work And Heat – specific heat and latent heat Heat, latent heat keywords		1. Homework Problems answers (problems) answers (book questions) The real answers 2. Lab write-up 2 for pressure and altitude from 9-7-12		self check
M 9-17	Experiment: Latent and specific heat Data for Exp 3 slides animations of global satellite imagery	Observation period 2: Embed your observations into the bigger picture Seven consecutive days, two records per day for a total of 14 records			self-check
W 9-19	Heat (latent and sensible) Convection Energy Transport – conduction, convection, radiation same slides as Monday			Schedule of presentations as of 9-17-2012	self check
F 9-21	Quiz 3 answers Visit by Steve Jerve '82 Storm Team's Chief Meteorologist at WFLA TV station in Florida		1. Homework (you may skip book question 10 and move it to next week) answers 2. Lab write-up for Exp3 – Latent heat answers 3. Two questions for the visitor!
M 9-24	Blackbody radiation and electromagnetic spectrum slides keywords and equations				self check
W 9-26	Radiation interacting with objects: Absorption, reflection and transmission Blackbody radiation slides slides Solar bag adventures!				self check
F 9-28	Quiz 4 Blackbody radiation answers Earth’s orbit, coordinates slides		Weather Journal to instructor for feedback Homework, chapter 2, review questions 8, 9, 10, 14, 16 answers		self check
M 10-1	Greenhouse gases slides vocabulary				self check
W 10-3	Global energy budget slides handout handout with numbers				self check
F 10-5	Test 1 answers Practice using vocabulary lists, study guides, self checks, exp, homework assignments and quizzes. Equations, constants and conversion factors will be given on the test. sample test, another sample test with solutions		assignment
M 10-8	Temperature Diurnal temperature, temperature and position, slides			Updated schedule of student presentations	self check
W 10-10	Experiment 5: Spatial and temporal variation of temperature on campus Exp 5: Campus temperatures - handout Data file To answer the questions: Time trends Local conditions (and vertical variation) Pictures				self check
F 10-12	Fronts, air masses Vertical Temperature, Lapse Rates DALR worksheet (with corrections) DALR worksheet with numbers practice questions chapter 3	Observation period 3: Recognize patterns, try a forecast	assignment assignment data answers		self check
M 10-15	Fall Break
W 10-17	Vertical Temperature, Lapse Rates Stability, temperature inversions, sounding measurements Sounding data (NOAA, daily twice) description of SkewT chart practice questions				self check
F10-19	Water Vapor In The Air Humidity slides Psychrometric Chart		Exp 5 handout exp5 answers Chapter3, review questions 3, 8, 14,15 answers		self check
M 10-22	Experiment 6: Psychrometer experiment handout				self check
W 10-24	Condensation And Deposition Of Water questions on humidity				self check
F 10-26	Quiz 5 (DALR, stability, saturation) answers Condensation And Deposition Of Water Droplet growth slides nucleation				self check
M 10-29	Static stability and skewT graph A clean SkewT-lnp chart class exercise on cloud formation		assignment (from Friday, but moved since the interactive figure needed to be fixed) answers interactive psychrometric chart	Group Presentation: Flooding	self check
W 10-31	Field trip to Morris Municipal Airport Meet 9:15 am sharp at south entrance of the science building, look for two Morris Transit buses Be prepared for exposure to 20 minutes of wind/cold on a field We will be back for the next class period AWOS handout		Experiment 6 Psychrometer due possible answers
F 11-2	Quiz 6 water vapor content Stability, LCL, cloud tops		assignment answers fog answers book questions	Group Presentation: Atmosphere on other planets Group Presentation: Ocean circulation
M 11-5	Stability, LCL, cloud tops			Group Presentation: PalaeoClimate Group Presentation: Drought and Heat waves	self check
W 11-7	Precipitation		Weather Journal to instructor for feedback	Group Presentation: Cloud Seeding	self check
F 11-9	Quiz 7 SkewT chart, LCL answer Precipitation slides		Textbook, chapter4, questions 8, 9, 10, and 15 answers	Group presentation: snow and ice	self check
M 11-12	Weather Observations 5.1. Ground-based observations slides 5.2. Satellite Observations, Image interpretation slides	Making up points for the weather journal Upon request I decided to offer another chance to catch up on missed points for those who –for various reasons- missed to do or turn in observations in their weather journals. If you have received good scores, and even utilized the extra bonus opportunities, this will not affect you. If you had low scores or have missed to turn in the journal, here is the deal: reclaimer		Group Presentation: Smog	self-check
W 11-14	5.2. Satellite Observations, Image interpretation active figure 5.3 Weather Radar				self check
F 11-16	Test 2 Answers to test 2 sample test, answers		AWOS essay due
M 11-19	Atmospheric Optics slides				self check
W 11-21	Forces and Wind slides forces work sheet			Group Presentation: El Nino/ El Nina	self check
F 11-23	Thanksgiving break
M 11-26	Forces and Wind Newton’s second law Directions of force and momentum			Group Presentation: Acid Rain
W 11-28	Forces and Wind PGF worksheet for PGF			Group Presentation: Blizzards Group Presentation: Monsoons	self check
F 11-30	Quiz 8 observation, optical effects and forces answers PGF,		Book Review Questions: Chapter5 questions 9 and 17; Chapter 6 questions 4 and 5 answers	Group Presentation: Tornadoes
M 12-3	Coriolis and Centrifugal forces Geostrophic wind, slides			Group Presentation: Thunderstorms	self check
W 12-5	gradient wind and Guldberg-Mohn balance			Group Presentation: Midwest small wind systems	self check
F 12-7	Global Scale Winds		homework assignment	Group Presentation: Hurricanes Group Presentation: Climate Modeling
T 12-11	1:30 – 3:30, Sci 1030 Final Exam

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