Homework ATMS 317

ATMS 317 Homework (return to main page)

HOMEWORK STYLE GUIDE:
MAKE A SKETCH OF THE PROBLEM SET UP WHENEVER POSSIBLE!
Homework problems are intended to help you master the course material. You are strongly encouraged to work with others, but make your submitted homework a unique expression of your knowledge of the material.
A more thorough discussion of this process is given here.

Example 1 of an easy to read, clear homework page. (Nice handwriting with a pen, on one side of the page only).
Example 2 of a word-processed homework page.

All homework will be turned in through webcampus as either Microsoft Word or Powerpoint Presentation documents.

HW 6 Chapter 4 problems

Purpose: Develop an intuitive understanding of this chapter's concepts.

Read chapter 4.
Do these problems.

HW 5 Chapter 3 problems on Mass, Momentum, and Energy

Purpose: Develop an intuitive understanding of this chapter's concepts.

Read chapter 3.
Do problems 3.1, 3.7, and this problem on the Chukchi sea.

HW 4 Thermal wind homework problem. Notes for this problem.

HW 3 Chapter 2 problems on Fundamental and Apparent Forces

Purpose: Practice with apparent and fundamental forces.

Read chapter 2.
Do problems 2.2, 2.7, and 2.10.
Show your work.

HW2 Chapter 1 Mathematics Review <-->

HW 2 Chapter 1 problems: Mathematics review.

Purpose: To become familiar with and review mathematics of fluid dynamics and meteorology.

Read chapter 1 of Martin's book.

Here is the assignment.

Note: The coordinates of the Physics building are
Latitude= 39.540980° Longitude=-119.814090°.

Meteorological Discussions (see WebCampus for dates).
To be repeated throughout the semester.

Purpose: Become familiar with weather observations and model output.
This assignment will be repeated throughout the semester for various locations.

Each student will give a weather discussion for Reno's weather on an assigned day, about 5 to 15 minutes, beginning of class.
What's the current weather? Describe and explain the current weather, starting from the microscale to the synoptic scale.
What's the future weather? Discuss it from the synoptic scale to the local/microscale.
Some links to use for your discussion are below. You can use others too.
This is a conversation; everyone participates in the discussion.
In your discussion, describe the forecast product you are using, which model(s) it is from, when the models were run, and when they are valid.
Interpret what the forecast product shows (rather than just flashing it by as a quick image).
After drawing a conclusion from the model, explain why you came to that conclusion.
Add a link to the model location if using powerpoint, etc.
Summarizing, key messages can be provided at the end of your document.

Deliverables:
Make and present a PowerPoint, MSword or PDF document that lists your links that you're going to use for the discussion.
Turn it in through WebCampus prior to your discussion.

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.

Resources:
Forecast page including discussion of how to do one.
Other tools.
Example of a weather discussion from the NWS.