course materials:
chap 1 what is the mesoscale? (ppt)
chap 2 basic equations & tools (ppt) - this ppt file simply contains figures from the book, mainly sections 2.5-2.7. You may also want to use a ppt file about pressure perturbations (section 2.5), a slide show I used in the past. This year I used the blackboard more for chap 2.5, following the textbook.
chap 3 mesoscale instabilities (mostly figures) (ppt) - this ppt file mainly contains figures from the book
chap 4 - not covered in 2011 - the boundary layer (ppt) and low-level jets (ppt, based on chap 4.7 and 13.2)
chap 5 - not covered in 2011 - mesoscale airmass boundaries (ppt)
chap 6 - not covered in 2011 - mesoscale gravity 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)
chap 11 thermally forced orographic circulations (ppt)
chap 12 orographic waves and downslope windstorms (ppt)
chap 13 blocking of the wind by terrain (ppt in prep)
some weather links
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sfc data
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msfc global satellite |
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prog soundings (RUC)
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