Synoptic Laboratory II: ATM 401/501

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**Class project presentations: Thurs May 14, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the maproom**

Thurs 16 April - Tues May 5

Severe weather/heavy precipitation forecasting exercise

Class verification folder
SPC storm reports
NPVU RFC quantitative precipitation estimates

Tues 14 April

Atm 401/501 Severe Weather Overview (ppt)

Severe Weather/Heavy Precipitation Forecasting Assignment

Tues 7 April

QG Dynamics and Macroclimatology Exam

Thurs 2 April

**QG Dynamics and Macroclimatology Exam Tues 7 April**

1000-500 hPa Thickness Climatology (Anantha Aiyyer and Eyad Atallah)

Discussion of Dole article in Sanders monograph

Tues 31 March

**QG Dynamics and Macroclimatology Exam Tues 7 April**

1000-500 hPa Thickness Climatology (Anantha Aiyyer and Eyad Atallah)

Northeast Heat Wave Evolution (Scott Runyon)

Map discussion: Kevin Caseiras and Mark McIntyre

Thurs 26 March

Reconciling Traditional QG and Q-Vector Perspectives for Flow Near a Jet Streak

1000-500 hPa Thickness Climatology (Anantha Aiyyer and Eyad Atallah)

Discussion of Dole article in Sanders monograph

Map discussion: Scott Sukup and Natalie Babij

Tues 24 March

Q Vectors

Problem set #3 assigned (due 31 March)

Map discussion: Maghan Avery and Mike Stockwell

Thus 19 March

Equivalence of QG Potential Vorticity and Geopotential Height Equations

Map discussion: Carlie Buccola and Paul Thienpont

Tues 17 March

Equivalence of QG Potential Vorticity and Geopotential Height Equations

Problem set #2 assigned (due 24 March)

Map discussion: James Ruppert and Mark Ellinwood

Thurs 12 March

Sutcliffe-Petterssen Theory

Map discussion: Ben Moore and Jonas Asuma

Tues 10 March

Sutcliffe-Petterssen Theory

Map discussion: Kevin Caseiras and Kyle MacRitchie

Thurs 5 March

Sutcliffe Development Theory
Tom Galarneau's QG diagnostics page
Problem set #1 assigned (due 12 March)

Map discussion: James Ruppert and Maghan Avery

Tues 3 March

Review of quiz answers
Introduction to Sutcliffe Development Theory

Map discussion: Ben Moore and Natalie Babij

Thurs 26 February

Verification and ensemble forecasting quiz

Tues 24 February

**Verification and ensemble forecasting quiz on Thurs 26 Feb**

*Ensemble forecasting:
NOAA/NCEP/HPC ensemble training page

NCEP ensemble products
UAlbany GEFS ensemble forecast maps page
NCEP/EMC cyclogenesis tracking page
NCEP short-range ensemble forecast products
Penn State ensemble forecast products
Rich Grumm ensemble forecast products
Bill Bua introduction to ensemble prediction webcast
PSU-NWS eyewall collaborative website

COMET modules web pages:
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/resource_modlist.php
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/nwp/pcu1/ensemble/
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/nwp/pcu2/ens_matrix/

Map discussion: Paul Thienpont and Mark Ellinwood

Thurs 12 February
*Ensemble forecasting:
Use of NCEP ensemble products in medium-range forecasting
NOAA/NCEP/HPC ensemble training page

Map discussion: Scott Sukup and Jonas Asuma

Tues 10 February
*Status of forecasting (pdf -- slides 66 to end)
*Ensemble forecasting links:
Use of NCEP ensemble products in medium-range forecasting

Map discussion: Mark McIntyre and Mike Stockwell

Matt Greenstein's model page

Thurs 5 February
*Status of forecasting (pdf -- slides 58 to 65)

Map discussion: Carlie Buccola and Kyle MacRitchie

Tues 3 February
*Status of forecasting (pdf -- slides 36 to 57)
*Map discussion links:
Jay Cordeira's home page
DEAS potential temperature maps

Thurs 29 January
*Status of forecasting (pdf -- slides 14 to 35)
*Map discussion links:
GEFS ensemble forecast maps (Kevin Tyle)
Jay Cordeira's home page
Difax charts

Tues 27 January
*Status of forecasting (pdf -- slides 1 to 13)
*Map discussion links:
Loop of 300-hPa HGHT (dam), DEP FROM CLIMO (dam; shaded), and ANOM (std dev): 12/10/08 -- 1/29/09
HPC North American Model Data
DEAS Weather Data page
DEAS potential temperature maps
Reading -- PV on 315-K surface

Thurs 22 January
*Course overview
*Job market discussion
*Map discussion links:
Ocean Prediction Center
CPC Global Temperature Time Series
CPC Global Precipitation Time Series
CIRA Blended Total Precipitable Water (5-d loop)
CIRA Blended Total Precipitable Water (30-d loop)
Remote Sensing Systems Satellite Data
Remote Sensing Systems Scatterometer Data
SSMI/AMSRE-derived Total Precipitable Water--Global
CPC: MJO ENSO AO NAO PNA
ESRL Climate Analysis Branch
Ryan Maue's Home Page and Normalized Anomaly Page