Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 1. Course Description: In this course, we will analyze the spatial and temporal patterns of, and the relationships between, temperature, wind, pressure, and moisture, with a focus on the troposphere and the synoptic scale.

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus Class Times: Lecture: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri 8:00-8:50 Lab: Fri 9:00 –10:50   Class location: Lecture: Room 123, Root Hall IDEA Lab Lab: Room 123, Root Hall IDEA Lab Instructor for Lecture and Lab: office: Root Hall 123C email creasey@nps.edu Class Web Page: http://met.nps.edu/~ldm/mr3222 Login: mr3222 passwd: wx2016 Links Web Page: http://met.nps.edu/~ldm/wx Office Hours:Simply drop by the lab or make an appointment. Computer tools: Web sites met.nps.edu/~ldm/mr3222 , Blackboard Collaborate, & met.nps.edu/~ldm/wx IDEA Lab ~ldm/garp1 (GARP, Vis5D, Matlab) Wx Challenge Contest http://met.nps.edu/~ldm/wxc/ Helpful Text: Meteorology - Understanding the Atmosphere, by S. Ackerman and J. Knox (any version)

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus 8. Assignments:  The assignments and their respective percent of your final grade are given in the table below. Assignment % of Grade Date Midterm Exam 30 TBD Final Exam Labs & Home works ----- Analysis Contributions & Class Participation 10

Meteorological Analysis, MR 3222 Course Syllabus Grading:: Conventional Grading Applied 95-100 % A 90-94 % A- 87-89 % B+ 83-86 % B 80-82 % B- 77-79 % C+ 73-76 % C 70-72 % C- Note that your lab, homework, and contributions will be worth 40% of your course grade, and your two exam scores will be worth 60% of your course grade.

Meteorological Analyses DATA >> ANALYSES >> UNDERSTANDING Sfc Obs Sfc Analyses Weather Phenomena Upper Air Obs Upper Air (Theta and P) Atmospheric Dynamics Satellite Imagery and Products Skew-T Atmospheric Thermodynamics NWP Analyses and Forecasts Cross-sections 3-D Structure of Atmosphere Radar Data Frontal Analyses Conceptual Models

Spring 2017