Phys1063
– Physics of Weather, Fall 2007
The
daily outline below is subject to change as needed. Please check regularly for
changes in topics and locations.
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Index
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Day
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Date
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What? |
Where? |
Special
activities |
Anything
due? |
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1 |
W |
8-29 |
Syllabus,
1.1
Introduction And Vocabulary |
CR |
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2
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F |
8-31 |
More
Vocabulary 1.2
Pressure measurement |
inside |
Current
analysis and weekend observation |
1.
Set-up online access to MeteorologyNow 2.
Read pages 1-13 3.
Understand the words on the vocabulary list |
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M |
Labor
day |
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3 |
W |
9-5 |
1.2
Density, ideal Gas Law |
inside |
Class
experiment |
1.
keyword
list for last class as a study help 2.
drop e-mail if trouble registering for online tools 3.
Pay attention to the weather changes |
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4
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F |
9-7 |
altitude-dependence
of pressure 1.3
Vertical Structure |
Outside, Meet
outside of greenhouse |
Current
analysis and observation |
questions
2, 4, 9, 12; pg25 |
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5
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M |
9-10 |
1.4
Weather Maps And Time Zones |
inside |
Quiz
2 |
1.
lab work sheet for ideal-gas experiment |
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6
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W |
9-12 |
2.1
Force, Work And Heat |
Class
room |
Various
demos for force and energy |
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7
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F |
9-14 |
2.1
Force, Work And Heat – specific heat and latent heat |
inside |
Current
analysis and weekend observation; Temperature
curve for ice/water/steam |
1.
Practice: book
review questions 1.16, 1.17 2.
Submit written
answers to book review questions 1.13, 1.14, 2.3 |
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8
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M |
9-17 |
2.2
Energy Transport - Basics |
Outside,
W entrance of science building (we need a cool sunny morning) |
Quiz
3; |
Review
textbook, pages 27-33, particularly heat/ phase changes/ latent heat/
specific heat |
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9
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W |
9-19 |
2.2
Energy Transport – Blackbody radiation and electromagnetic spectrum |
inside |
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10
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F |
9-21 |
Test
1 |
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No
written homework. Use keyword lists and online study guides to prep for test. |
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11
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M |
9-24 |
2.2
Radiation interacting with objects: Absorption, reflection and transmission |
inside |
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12 |
W |
9-26 |
2.3
Earth’s Orbit |
inside |
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Any
revised lab reports for experiment 2 |
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13 |
F |
9-28 |
2.4
Radiative Properties Of The Atmosphere |
Physics
Lab 4550 (4th
floor west wing of science building |
Greenhouse
Experiment |
Text
book, review questions: 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.16, 2.14 Submit
written answers |
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14 |
M |
10-1 |
2.5
greenhouse gases |
inside |
Current
analysis and weekend observation; Quiz
4 |
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15 |
W |
10-3 |
2.5
Global energy budget 3.
Temperature |
inside |
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16 |
F |
10-5 |
Diurnal
temperature, temperature and position, averaging |
Meet
in class room |
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Lab report Exp 3: Data and Graphs Homework problems
related to global solar input |
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17 |
M |
10-8 |
3.2
Vertical Temperature, Lapse Rates |
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18 |
W |
10-10 |
Spatial
Variation of temperature |
Meet
in class room |
Group
activity campus temperatures |
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19 |
F |
10-12 |
3.2
Stability, temperature inversions, sounding measurements 3.3
Wind Chill |
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20 |
M |
10-15 |
4.1
Water Vapor In The Air, humidity |
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Quiz
5 |
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21 |
W |
10-17 |
Measuring
humidity |
Class
room |
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22 |
F |
10-19 |
Test
2 |
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M |
Fall
break |
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23 |
W |
10-24 |
4.2
Condensation And Deposition Of Water (Cloud Chamber) Measuring
humidity |
Meet
in class room, |
Cloud
chamber |
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24 |
F |
10-26 |
4.3
Cloud Formation 4.4
Cloud Classification |
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Current
analysis and weekend observation |
Review
Questions 1,2,3, 5, 6 |
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25 |
M |
10-29 |
4.4
Cloud Classification |
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Quiz
6 |
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26 |
W |
10-31 |
4.4
Cloud classification |
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Movie
on free falls |
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F |
11-2 |
No
class, instructor at a conference in |
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27 |
M |
11-5 |
Cloud
Formation, SkewT graph |
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Quiz
7 |
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28 |
W |
11-7 |
Precipitation |
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29 |
F |
11-9 |
5.1
Measuring Surface Conditions |
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Current
analysis and weekend observation |
Chpt4
Review
questions 8,9, 10, 15 |
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30 |
M |
11-12 |
5.2
Indirect Methods, Optics |
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Quiz
8 |
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31 |
W |
11-14 |
Radar 5.3
Atmospheric Optics |
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Current
analysis |
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32 |
F |
11-16 |
5.3
Atmospheric Optics 6.1
Forces and wind |
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Chpt5
review questions 4, 7, 8, 10,13 |
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33 |
M |
11-19 |
Field
trip to Morris Municipal Airpor t |
Meet
9:10 am at south entrance of science building |
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Inform
yourself on AWOS, for
example here |
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34 |
W |
11-21 |
6.1
Forces and wind |
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F |
Thanksgiving
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35 |
M |
11-26 |
6.1
Forces and wind |
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Quiz
9 |
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36 |
W |
11-28 |
GF,
PGF |
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37 |
F |
11-30 |
Coriolis,
friction, geostrophic wind, Buys Ballot’s Law Global
wind patterns |
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Text
book, page 186 Review
questions 1,2,3,4,5 |
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38 |
M |
12-3 |
6.3
Basic wind types |
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Quiz
10 |
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T |
12-4,
7 pm |
Review
for test 3 |
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Sci2190 |
Bring
your questions and problems. We can use the review questions as a starter of
discussion. |
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39 |
W |
12-5 |
7.
Global wind systems |
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43 |
F |
12-7 |
Test
3: chapters 4 and 5 |
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44 |
M |
12-10 |
Global
wind systems |
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45 |
W |
12-12 |
Monsoons,
topography, Air masses and fronts |
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46 |
F |
12-14 |
Tornadoes
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Page
207 Questions
2, 4, 5, 9 |
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Exams
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W |
12-19 |
1:30-3:30
final exam |
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Last modified: 12/12/2007
Maintained by Sylke Boyd