Lecture Schedule

Geography 302 Fall 2007

Text: Meteorology Today Eighth Edition by C. Donald Ahrens
Please read the chapters prior to the lecture scheduled for each day.

Week 1
9/4    Introduction
9/5    History of Meteorology
9/6    Ch. 1 - Overview of the Earth's Atmosphere (pp. 2-8)

Week 2 (labs begin)
9/10  Ch. 1 - Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere (pp. 8-24)
9/11  Ch. 2 - Energy, Temperature, and Heat (pp. 28-38)
9/12  Ch. 2 - Balancing Act-Absorption, Emission, and Equilibrium (pp. 38-50)
9/13  Ch. 3 - Why the Earth has Seasons (pp. 56-70)

Week 3
9/17  Ch. 3 - The Controls of Temperature and Measurement (pp. 71-81)
9/18  EXAM I (covers chapters 1-3)
9/19  Ch. 4 - Water in the Atmosphere (pp. 86-102)
9/20  Ch. 4 - Water in the Atmosphere (pp. 86-102)

Week 4
9/24  Ch. 5 - Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds (pp. 107-117)
9/25  Ch. 5 - Clouds (pp. 117-133) (clouds powerpoint)
9/26  Ch. 6 - Atmospheric Stability (pp. 140-148)
9/27  Ch. 6 - Cloud Development (pp. 149-159)

Week 5
10/1  Ch. 13 - Aqusition of Weather Information (pp 336-342)
10/2  Ch. 13 - Why Forecasts Go Awry and Steps to Improve Them (342-349)
10/3  Forecast 1 - Introduction to forecast models
10/4  Forecast Verification - Ch. 13 - Forecasting Techniques

Week 6
10/8    Ch. 7 - Precipitation Processes (pp. 164-186)
10/9    EXAM II (covers chapters 4-7 and 13)
10/10  Forecast 2 - Ch. 8 - Atmospheric Pressure (pp. 192-214)
10/11  Forecast Verification - Ch. 8 - Winds and Vertical Air Motions (pp. 215-216)

Week 7
10/15 Forecast 3 - Ch. 9 - Small Scale Winds Interacting with the Environment (pp. 222-250)
10/16 Forecast Verification - Forecast 4 - Ch. 10 - General Circulation of the Atmosphere (pp. 256-269)
10/17 Forecast Verification - Ch. 10 - Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions (pp. 271-281)
10/18 Ch. 11 - Air Masses (pp. 286-296)

Week 8
10/22 Forecast 5 - Ch. 11 - Fronts (296-306)
10/23 Forecast Verification - Ch. 11 - Fronts (296-306)
10/24 Ch. 12 - Polar Front Theory (pp. 310-332)
10/25 EXAM III (covers chapter 8-11)

Week 9
10/29 Ch. 12 - Polar Front Theory (pp. 310-332)
10/30 Forecast 6 - Ch. 14 - Thunderstorms (pp. 368-373)
10/31 Forecast Verification - Forecast 7 - Ch. 14 - Thunderstorms (pp. 368-373)
11/1   Forecast Verification - Ch. 14 - Squall Lines and Mesoscale Convective Systems (pp. 373-389)

Week 10
11/5  Ch. 14 - Tornados (389-394)
11/6  Ch. 13 - Predicting the Weather From Local Signs (pp. 349-357)
11/7  Final Forecast - Ch. 14 - Tornadic Thunderstorms (pp. 394-401)
11/8  Forecast Verification - Ch. 15 - Tropical Weather (pp. 406-409)

Week 11
11/12 Veterans Day (University Offices Closed)
11/13 Final Review