ATM 400
Synoptic Meteorology I
Tu/Th 4:15-5:35 PM
ES 232


 Tuesday 1 September
        Vector and Total Derivative Review
        Review Quiz (not graded)
        -   Course Syllabus
        -   Map Discussion Overview
        -    Bosart (2003)
        -   Map Discussion Schedule
         -   Research Project
          -   Research Project Tips
          -   AMS Author's Guide
        -   AMS Reference Guide
        -   Problem Set 1 Handed Out

 Thursday 3 September
        Total Derivative Review
        GEMPAK  page1 page2 page3 page4

          -   CDC Interactive Plotting 
          -   Jay Cordeira's Page
        -   Tom Galarneau's QG Page
        -   RAP
        -   University at Albany potential temperature map
        -   University at Albany mixing ratio map
        -   SPC sounding page
        -   NCEP Models
        -   NCEP ensemble page
        -   Forecast Verification

 Tuesday 8 September
        Geostrophic Approximation
       Map Discussion - Linnenbach & Griffin


 Thursday 10 September
        Thermal Wind Balance and Jet Streak Circulations
        Map Discussion - Stull & Mallia

 Tuesday 15 September
        Continue TWB and Jet Circulations
        -  Problem Set 2 Handed Out
     
-  AMS formatting issues
        -  Class Project Topics
        - Jet Streak Circulation Figure
      Map Discussion - Krekeler & Darrow

 Thursday 17 September
        Begin Ageostrophic Wind Equation
      Quiz 1
        Project Topic Idea Due
      Map Discussion - Conover & Castellano

  Tuesday 22 September
        Continue Ageostrophic Wind Equation
      Go Over Quiz 1
        Map Discussion - Wilson & Basile

  Thursday 24 September
        Begin Thermodynamic Equation
        Problem Set 2 Collected
        Problem Set 3 Handed Out
        Map Discussion - Bagatano & Anderson

  Tuesday 29 September
        Continue Thermodynamic Equation
        Begin Vorticity Equation
        Map Discussion - Stapleton & Roessner

   Thursday 1 October
        Continue Vorticity Equation
        Problem Set 3 Collected
      Map Discussion - Linnenbach


  Tuesday 6 October
       Interpret Vorticity Equation
        Project Proposal Due Thursday 8 October
        Discuss paper formatting
        Map Discussion - Griffin

    Thursday 8 October
        Complete Vorticity Equation Interpretation
        Problem Set 4 Handed Out
        Map Discussion - Stull

    Tuesday 13 October
        Potential Vorticity
        Review for Midterm Examination
        Map Discussion - Mallia

    Thursday 15 October
       Midterm Examination

     Tuesday 20 October
         Go Over Midterm
         Begin QG Approximation
         Problem Set 4 Collected
         Map Discussion - Krekeler

    Thursday 22 October

         QG Vorticity and Thermodynamic Equations
         Problem Set 5 Handed Out
         Map Discussion - Darrow

     Tuesday 27 October
      
Begin QG Height Tendency Equation
         Map Discussion - Conover

     Thursday 29 October

         Complete QG Height Tendency Equation
         Problem Set 5 Collected
       Map Discussion - Castellano
       HW 6 - Distributed Tuesday
       Project Outline - Due by 8 AM Friday (6 Nov) in INBOX, mailbox, or personally to me

        Quiz #2 - Tuesday 10 November
       
      Tuesday 3 November
        Begin QG Omega Equation
        Problem Set 6 Handed Out
        Map Discussion - Wilson

     Thursday 5 November
        NO CLASS-NROW
        Remember: Outlines due to me by 8 AM tomorrow