Week 3: 2 February Sara presents on Tuesday; Graham on Thursday.
Tuesday and Thursday:
Student Preparation: Review the meteorological links below and bring questions to class.
Discussions in class:
Continue work together to make a basic weather presentation.
What's going to be happening:
1. Tropopause height in the Northern hemisphere from the potential vorticity = 2 PVU imagery.
2. 500 mb height and sea level pressure in the Northern hemisphere.
3. 500 mb height and vorticity in the continental US.
4. Southwest US, including Reno, surface pressure and precipitation types.
5. Earth winds close up view. Note also forecast capability.
6. National weather service discussion of Reno. See forecast discussion and meteograms.
What's been happening:
1. Starting point, UNR Weather station data for the last 7 days.2. Air pollution measurements from the Purple Air network
3. Reno atmospheric soundings.
4. Satellite imagery showing clouds at all levels.
5. Clean IR satellite imagery to highlight high clouds.
6. Midlevel satellite water vapor channel Northern hemisphere west.
7. Surface map with highs and lows.
8. North America 2m above ground level temperature (beautiful imagery).
9. North America 2m above ground level dew point North America.
Week 2: 26 January Sara presents on Tuesday; Graham on Thursday.
Tuesday and Thursday:
Student Preparation: Watch this video and bring questions to class. Temperature inversions in general and subsident inversions.
Discussions in class:
Continue work together to make a basic weather presentation.
What's going to be happening:
1. Tropopause height in the Northern hemisphere from the potential vorticity = 2 PVU imagery.
2. 500 mb height and sea level pressure in the Northern hemisphere.
3. Southwest US, including Reno, surface pressure and precipitation types.
4. Earth winds close up view. Note also forecast capability.
5. National weather service discussion of Reno. See forecast discussion and meteograms.
What's been happening:
1. Starting point, UNR Weather station data for the last 7 days.2. Air pollution measurements from the Purple Air network
3. Reno atmospheric soundings.
4. Satellite imagery showing clouds at all levels.
5. Clean IR satellite imagery to highlight high clouds.
6. Midlevel satellite water vapor channel Northern hemisphere west.
7. Surface map with highs and lows.
8. North America 2m above ground level temperature (beautiful imagery).
9. North America 2m above ground level dew point North America.
10. North America Mean sea level and 2 meter wind speed.
11. Earth Winds forecast and archive meteorology.
Week 1: 19 January
Thursday:
Student Preparation: Review atmospheric pressure and wind (video).
Temperature inversions in general and subsident inversions.
Discussions in class:
Presentation for fronts and air masses in preparation for assignment 1.
Find an example of surface pressure forecast data.
Tuesday:
Student Preparation: Review atmospheric pressure and wind (video).
Places to learn about what is going on in this class:
Daily Notes (here)
Homework
Discussion/how-to on forecasts (see Related information for examples)
Webcampus
Introductions:
Name and major, and goals for this class.
Syllabus.Discussions in class:
Presentation for fronts and air masses in preparation for assignment 1.
Find an example of surface pressure forecast data.
Work together to make a basic weather presentation.
e.g. starting point, UNR Weather station data for the last 7 days.
Jetstream: The National Weather Service online weather school.
Matrix of topics.