G304: PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY

Geography 304/532: PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY

This course is taught in alternate semesters by Prof. S.C. Pryor and Prof. R.J. Barthelmie

Contacting the instructor:

Office: Geography (Student Building) 310

E-mail: spryor@indiana.edu

OBJECTIVES

To provide students with:

· An overview of atmospheric science.

· Understanding of the physical and chemical processes that influence weather, climate and atmospheric composition.

· The skills used to forecast weather, predict climate and assess the impact of human activities on the atmosphere.

EXAMPLE COURSE SYLLABUS

Cloud images

Course notes are available to enroled students on the oncourse systemi

The following are EXAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS from a past semester
Assignment #1
Assignment #2
SkewT-logP as a pdf, heres a skewT diagram in gif format
Assignment #3
Assignment #4
Graduate student paper instructions
Mid-term review sheet
Final review sheet

EXAMPLE EXAMS FROM PAST SEMESTERS
PAST EXAMS FROM FALL 2002
A PDF of the review sheet for the Mid-term exam
A PDF of the Mid-term exam
A PDF of the review sheet for the final
A PDF of the final
A PDF of the answer key

PAST EXAMS FROM SPRING 2001
A PDF file of the Mid-term examination: Spring 2001
A PDF file of the answer key for the Mid-term examination: Spring 2001.
A PDF file of the review sheet for the final
A PDF file of the Final

WWW SITES

Current weather

Weather servers from around the World

Remote sensing servers from around the World

Penn State e-wall

Remote sensing

Satellite coverages and orbits

National Hurricane Center

A global montage created using satellite data, sea surface temperatures and observed land temperatures.

Severe weather

Visualization of tornado

Glossary for storm spotters

Hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic