Meteorology 3000- Mountain Weather and Climate

Assignment 1. Due Wednesday. August 30. 10 points

(1) Find 3 interesting and useful internet web pages related to mountain weather, mountain climates, alpine environments, information on specific mountain ranges, etc. Write a 1-2 paragraph description of the content of each page. Provide the source information (author, date of publication, web address or volume/issue).

(2)Download this pdf file (use this link) and read paper by R. G. Barry(1978). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society H. B. de Saussure: The first mountain meteorologist. Summarize in a few paragraphs:

a) who de Saussure was

b) how did he make the measurements and what were his results regarding the decrease of temperature with height

c) what other contributions to mountain meteorology did he make?

(3)Submit your assignment using webCT. Be sure to proof read for spelling and grammatical errors.