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Welcome! ATM OCN 100: WEATHER & CLIMATE Lecture # 002: Fall 2000

Welcome! ATM OCN 100: WEATHER & CLIMATE Lecture # 002: Fall 2000. LECTURE I A: INTRODUCTION. WHO WE ARE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR Ed Hopkins Office: Rm. 1407 (262-1605) hopkins@meteor.wisc.edu YOUR TA Nicole Hartz Office: Rm. ?? (262-1605) ??@meteor.wisc.edu. A. COURSE INTRODUCTION.

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Welcome! ATM OCN 100: WEATHER & CLIMATE Lecture # 002: Fall 2000

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  1. Welcome!ATM OCN 100:WEATHER & CLIMATELecture # 002: Fall 2000 • LECTURE I A: INTRODUCTION

  2. WHO WE ARE • YOUR INSTRUCTOR • Ed HopkinsOffice: Rm. 1407 (262-1605) • hopkins@meteor.wisc.edu • YOUR TA • Nicole HartzOffice: Rm. ?? (262-1605) • ??@meteor.wisc.edu

  3. A. COURSE INTRODUCTION • 3 credit introductory course • 4 Lectures/week • ATTENDANCE • Homework (5 or 7 exercises) • Exams (3 wk., 8 wk. & final) • Course Objectives where....

  4. COURSE OBJECTIVES • Interpret TV or newspaper weather maps. • Explain selected fundamental terminology. • Identify conceptual models. • Make simple, short term weather forecasts. • Explain reasons for atmospheric motions. • Distinguish various severe weather phenomena & appropriate advisories, watches & warnings.

  5. COURSE OBJECTIVES(con’t) • Identify various weather instruments. • Locate sources of climatological information. • Appreciate problems facing atmospheric scientists. • Explain why Planet Earth is unique. • Distinguish characteristic sizes of atmospheric systems.

  6. B. WHAT IS METEOROLOGY? • Derivation of Key Words • Meteorology • “Meteor” + “ology” • Weather (“weder”) • Climate (“klima”) • Present Scope of Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

  7. COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER & CLIMATE • Weather • Current Weather Observational Data • Weather Maps • Forecasts

  8. MADISON’S WEATHER Madison Weather at 900 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2000 Updated twice an hour at :05 and :25 Sky/Weather: CLOUDY Temperature: 54 F Dew Point: 52 F Relative Humidity: 93% Wind: NE14 Barometer: 30.12F

  9. TODAY’S NATIONAL WEATHER

  10. TOMORROW’S NATIONAL WEATHER

  11. COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER & CLIMATE • Weather • Current Weather Observational Data • Weather Maps • Forecasts • Climate • Long-term statistics • Climate maps & charts • Forecasts

  12. C. THE HUMAN FACTOR WEATHER COSTS30 yr. averages (1966-95)[Source: National Weather Service, 1997]

  13. D. GOALS OF METEOROLOGY • Observation • Codification • Explanation • Prediction • Adaptation • Modification

  14. E. CHARACTERISTICS of METEOROLOGY • International • Physical • Interdisciplinary

  15. F. MODELS in METEOROLOGY • What is a model? • Types of Models • Physical • Graphical • Numerical • Conceptual • Role of Models in Meteorology

  16. G. BRIEF HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY • Ancient - Weather Lore • Classic Greek Meteorology • Aristotle (350 B.C.) • Renaissance Meteorology • Meteorology in the Scientific & Industrial Revolutions • Organized weather observations • Our concept of storms • New tools & models

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