ATSC 5008 Mesoscale Meteorology

Fall 2009

class schedule: Tue 10 am- noon in ENG 6060

textbook: A survey of Mesoscale Meteorology, by Paul Markowski and Yvette Richardson. The book’s main strength regards deep convection.

course project ? An observational and modeling study of drylines in SE Wyoming.

course materials:

·         chap 2.5 pressure perturbations (ppt)

·         chap 4 the boundary layer (ppt)

·         chap 5 mesoscale boundaries (ppt) (lab density current) (numerical simulation)

·         chap 6 mesoscale waves (ppt) (Iowa waves)

·         chap 7 convective initiation (ppt)

·         chap 8 organization of isolated convection (ppt) (no shear) (strong shear)

·         chap 8.4 supercell dynamics (ppt)

·         chapter 9 mesoscale convective systems (ppt)

 

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