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AOS 101

AOS 101. TA: Andy Hulme Email: ahulme@wisc.edu Office: 1425 AOSS, 1225 W. Dayton Office hrs: Tuesdays 2:00-3:30 Thursdays 3:30-4:45 Website: www.aos.wisc.edu/~ahulme/aos101/. Grading. Discussion grade is one-quarter (25%) of total 101 grade ( 75% = lecture). Topics.

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AOS 101

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  1. AOS 101 • TA: Andy Hulme • Email:ahulme@wisc.edu • Office: 1425 AOSS, 1225 W. Dayton • Office hrs: Tuesdays 2:00-3:30 Thursdays 3:30-4:45 • Website:www.aos.wisc.edu/~ahulme/aos101/

  2. Grading Discussion grade is one-quarter (25%) of total 101 grade (75% = lecture).

  3. Topics

  4. AOS 101-302/304 Introduction January 22

  5. Snowstorm • Madison, WI: 8.8 inches • Winter: 52.5” (Normal: 26.6”, Last yr: 19.2”) • Entire season: last year 55.1”, Normal 49.9” • Why so much? • Snow/liquid ratio • Dependant on: • Temperature • Wind speed

  6. http://www.ral.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/

  7. AOS = Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences • Atmospheric Science: the comprehensive study of the physics, chemistry, and dynamics of the earth's atmosphere, from the earth's surface to several hundred kilometers. • Oceanography: The scientific study of oceans, the life that inhabits them, and their physical characteristics, including the depth and extent of ocean waters, their movement and chemical makeup, and the topography and composition of the ocean floors.

  8. Fields • Meteorology: day-to-day weather, study of weather systems (snowstorms, tornadoes, etc.), forecasting • Climatology: study of long term trends, large-scale phenomena (El Nino), climate change

  9. Fields • Atm. Chemistry: pollution, ozone layer • Atm. Physics: how clouds/rain forms, using satellites to observe planet • Oceanography: ocean currents, carbon cycle, effect on atmosphere

  10. What does a meteorologist do? • Government: • National Weather Service: issues forecasts, warnings, fire weather, etc. • Research: develops forecast models, research hurricanes, tornadoes, climate, develop satellites, etc. • Military

  11. What does a meteorologist do? • Private industry: • commodity trading (agriculture, oil), energy companies (oil, wind farms), insurance/risk management, forecasting firms (transportation, construction, radio stations, etc.), air quality • Academic: • Teaching, research • Broadcast: • Television and radio forecasts

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