G304: PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY

Geography 304: PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY

Prof. S.C. Pryor

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.

Course syllabus

Cloud images

Course notes (select the course and use the password given below)
Password = meteorology304

ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment #1
Review sheet for MT exam
Assignment #2
Skew T diagram
Assignment #3
Assignment #4
Help for assignment 4
Review for the final

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

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

Glossary for storm spotters

Hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic

What is the relationship between hurricanes and El Nino?

The perfect storm