Syllabus for Survey of Meteorology II Lab

SURVEY OF METEOROLOGY II LAB FALL 2004

Instructor:	Dr. Nolan Atkins
Office:	Vail 404
Phone:	802-626-6238
email:	nolan.atkins@lyndonstate.edu
www:	http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/faculty/nolan/nolan.html

Office Hours: MWF 11-12, TTH 10-11

Course prerequisites:

Survey of MET I and MET I Lab, Survey of MET II

You need to have passed the above classes with a grade of C- or higher.

Goals of the course: By the end of this course you will:

be more proficient with the data, software, and hardware found in the met lab.

have further developed data analysis, problem solving, and critical thinking skills

have learned basic weather forecasting and briefing skills

Required text: A World of Weather by Nese and Grenci, 3rd Edition

It's available in the book store

Grading:

Your course grade will be based entirely on the weekly lab assignments that you turn in. Note that you receive separate grades for Survey of Met II lecture and lab.

As you turn in the lab assignments, I will have calculated your "grade-to-date". Your grade-to-date represents what your final grade would be at any particular time during the semester. It is a good indicator of your current course grade and can be used to determine how you are doing in the course.

Grades will be based on the following scale:

90-100%	A
80-89%	B
70-79%	C
60-69%	D
0-59%	F

Makeup and late homework assignments: There will be NO make ups for the lab assignments. All labs must be turned in within 10 minutes of the stated due date and time. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Academic Honesty: As per Lyndon State College Catalog.

Expectations:

That all reading assignments be completed BEFORE attending class. The labs will assume you've read the requisite material.
All analyses will be done in PENCIL. So bring regular and colored pencils to the lab. Also make sure you have a good eraser.

SURVEY OF METEOROLOGY II LAB SCHEDULE

DATE	LAB MATERIAL TO COVER
3 September	Introduction to course and Met software/data refresher
10 September	Global Circulation - Jet identification and structure
24 September	Learning how to contour/surface data analysis
1 October	Frontal Analysis and Structure
15 October	Mid Latitude Cyclones - Vertical Structure and Vort Max identification
22 October	Long and short wave identification
29 October	Weather forecasting - tend method, steering flow and isallobars
5 November	Weather forecasting with the NWP models
12 November	Severe weather and Doppler radar interpretation
19 November	Hurricanes
3 December	How of give a weather briefing
10 December	Briefing Presentations

last updated: 08/23/04 02:15 PM