Met 60: Meteorology I Fall, 2010 Dr. Craig Clements

Welcome Back Party! Next Thursday 2-4 in here snacks, drinks, prizes

Flow of classes in MET major… Freshman year: MET 10 –Qualitative survey (no math)

Flow of classes in MET major… Freshman year: MET 10 –Qualitative survey (no math) Sophomore year: MET 60,61 –Quantitative survey (with math)

Flow of classes in MET major… Freshman year: MET 10 –Qualitative survey (no math) Sophomore year: MET 60,61 –Quantitative survey (with math) Junior year: MET 121A,B (dynamics), 124 –Fluid dynamics (lots of math) –Physical Met (math & physics)

Flow of classes in MET major… Freshman year: MET 10 –Qualitative survey (no math) Sophomore year: MET 60,61 –Quantitative survey (with math) Junior year: MET 121A,B (dynamics), 124 –Fluid dynamics (lots of math) –Physical Met (math & physics) Senior year: MET 171A,B (synoptics) –Uses MET 121A,B etc. (no so mathy)

Goals of MET 60, 61… 1)Survey the material  More depth than in MET 10  Less depth than in MET 121,124 etc. 2)Show you that an understanding of the atmosphere is gained by using principals of physics, as well as math skills.  Often also need computing skills  Analysis of vast amounts of data  Computer simulation of atmospheric phenomena

Review/overview Atmospheric Science (Meteorology) – the study of atmospheres, their structure, behavior and evolution. Also the study of atmospheric phenomena – their structures and behavior. Mid-latitude storms, El Niño, Santa Ana wind, thunderstorms, climate change etc. A young science – still dynamic and growing!

Review/overview Read Chapter 1 and 2: before next Thursday (Wallace and Hobbs). Everything in Ch. 1 will be “developed” in the rest of the book!