11:670:210 METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS

 

Prerequisite: 11:670:209 METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Course website:  On Sakai (sakai.rutgers.edu), choose tab labeled "11:670:210 Sp09"

Text: None required.

Recommended supplemental texts:

Weather Analysis, By Dusan Djuric (Prentice Hall), 1994.

Meteorology Today, Eighth Edition, by C. Donald Ahrens (Brooks/Cole), 2006.

Anthony J. Broccoli, Room 229, Environmental and Natural Resources Building
Phone: 732-932-9800 x6202, E-mail: broccoli@envsci.rutgers.edu

Classes in Room 323, Environmental and Natural Resources Building
Wednesday 11:10 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

Planned Schedule

Date

Subject

Jan. 21

Introduction to course; recap of content from first semester

Jan. 28

Sources of weather observations on the internet

Feb. 4

Numerical weather forecast models

Feb. 11

More numerical weather forecast models; What is MOS and how do we use it?

Feb. 18

Using GEMPAK to visualize real-time weather data

Feb. 25

Midterm Exam

Mar. 14 How to give a weather discussion

Mar. 11

How to give a weather discussion


SPRING BREAK

Mar. 25

Team weather discussions:
Team 1: Kevin Cronin & Jeff Deppa, Team 2: Alexander Harrison & Geoff  Heidelberger

Apr. 1

Team weather discussions:
Team 3: Tez Ames & Cael Sutherland, Team 4: Christina Speciale & Matt Drews

Apr. 8

Team weather discussions:

Team 5: Matt DeLucia & George Orphanides, Team 6: Stephanie Winter & Nicole Peterson

Apr. 15

Team weather discussions:

Team 7: Ken Ternlund & Troy DeLorenzo, Team 8: Danielle Bertagna & Jimmy Lang

Apr. 22

Team weather discussions:

Team 9: Mary Allogio & Mark Szapucki, Team 10: Joel Berenguer & Chad Weibel

Apr. 29 Team weather discussions:
Team 11: Mark Baker & Kate Foster, Team 12: Kevin Romero & Lauren Jefferson

May 12

Final project presentations, 4-7 PM

 

 

Course grade will be determined by:

Midterm exam

  30%

 

Weather discussions

  30%

Weather diary 20%

 

Final project

  20%

 

TOTAL

 100%

 


http://www.envsci.rutgers.edu/~broccoli/met_analysis.htm
Prepared by Tony Broccoli (broccoli@envsci.rutgers.edu) - Last updated on January 13, 2009