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Date/Time/Place:
MON/WED
3:30-4:45
McEniry 123
FRI 2:00-4:45
McEniry 203
Syllabus
Instructor:
Dr. Brian Etherton
McEniry Building
Room 237
ph: 704-687-5984
fx: 704-687-5966
email:
betherto
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METR 3250 - Dynamic Meteorology
The study of atmospheric motions as solutions of the fundamental equations of hydrodynamics. Quantifying atmospheric motions due to large scale features.
TEXTBOOK:
"Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes - Volume 1:
Principles of Kinematics and Dynamics" - Howard Bluestein
Course
Schedule
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Date(Monday) |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
Chapter |
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12-Jan |
AMS PHOENIX |
AMS PHOENIX |
Intro/Syllabus |
1 |
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19-Jan |
MLK Day |
Hydrostatic |
Hydrostatic Lab |
2 |
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26-Jan |
Kinematics(HW1) |
Div,Vort,Defo |
Modeling Studies |
3 |
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2-Feb |
Div,Vort,Defo |
3D Wind Field |
METAR/Perl |
3 |
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9-Feb |
Equations of Motion(HW2) |
Equations of Motion |
METAR/Perl |
3 |
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16-Feb |
Balanced Winds |
Thermal Wind |
Grads |
4 |
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23-Feb |
Continuity |
Pressure Tend.(HW3) |
Grads |
4 |
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2-Mar |
SNOW DAY |
MIDTERM #1 |
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9-Mar |
SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BRK |
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16-Mar |
Vorticity Equation |
Vorticity Equation |
FORTRAN |
4 |
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23-Mar |
Energetics(ReDo) |
Quasi-Geostrophic |
PLUS 2PM |
5 |
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30-Mar |
Vertical Motion PLUS |
Height Tendency(HW4) |
PLUS 1PM |
5 |
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6-April |
PLUS 4PM |
QG Omega |
SPRING WKD |
5 |
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13-April |
Q-Vectors |
Boundary Layer |
MATLAB(HW5) |
5 |
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20-April |
Review 4.5-5.11 |
MIDTERM #2 |
PETE BOWYER |
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27-April |
Review 1.1-5.11 |
READING DAY |
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4-May |
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FINAL EXAM |
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