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Wednesday |
Friday |
| Week #1 |
Extra credit
Extra credit
Extra credit |
Aug. 23. Introduction, review of course goals and student responsibilities. BE SURE TO TAKE THE INITIAL COURSE ASSESSMENT IN WEBCT ASAP!
Reading Assignment: Chapter 1 and 2.
Homework Assignment #1
Lecture 1.1 |
Aug. 25. Mountain meteorology overview. Navigating around the mountains of Utah and the world Class in MLib MMC 1735
Lecture 1.2
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| Week #2 |
Aug. 28. Factors that determine mountain climates. Reading Assignment: Appendix A-D.
Lecture 2.1
Aug 1 2006 storm |
Aug. 30. In class assignment on the diurnal temperature range
Homework Assignment #2. Reading Assignment: Chapter 9 |
Sep 1. No Class. |
| Week #3 |
Sep 4. No class. Reading Assignment: Chapter 3. |
Sep. 6. Scales of motion: composition.
Homework Assignment #3. Lecture 3.2 |
Sep. 8. MesoWest. Class in Mlib MMC 1735.
Reading Assignment (available on webCT): Chapter 8- Exposure. The Children's Blizzard. Be sure to complete the reading assignment assessment.
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| Week #4 |
Sep. 11. Human physiology at high elevation. Hypothermia
Lecture 4.1
Reading assignment: Chapter 4.1-4.3 and Section 5.1.
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Sep. 13. Human physiology at high elevation. Hypoxia. Lecture 4.2
Homework Assignment #4 |
Sep. 15. Development of winter storm. Reading assignment: Review Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1, 9, Appendix A-D. Class in MMC 1735 |
| Week #5 |
Sep. 18. Stability. Lecture 5.1 |
Sep 20. Catch up and review. |
Sep. 22. Midterm #1. Exam/Class in EMCB Reading Assignment: Section 4.4 |
| Week #6 |
Sep. 25.
Solar energy. Reading assignment: Section 4.4
Lecture 6.1 |
Sep 27.
Surface energy balance.
Lecture 6.2 (flash)
Lecture 6.2 (pdf)
Homework Assignment #5 |
Sep. 29.
Maura Hahnenberger. MetCrax field experiment. Interpreting satellite imagery.
METCRAX (flash)
METCRAX (pdf)
Lecture 6.3 (flash)
Lecture 6.3 (pdf)
Reading assignment 1: Collectors, Wicks and Triggers
Reading Assignment 2:Thermals and Clouds
Reading Assignment 3:The Monsoon and Nonmotorized Aviation
Class in MMC 1735.
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| Week #7 |
Oct. 2. Applications of buoyancy: thermals and nonmotorized aviation
Lecture 7.1 (flash)
Lecture 7.1 (pdf) |
Oct 4. Chris Galli. Paragliding. Introduction to terrain forced flows
Chris Galli (swf)
Chris Galli (pdf)
Homework Assignment 6
Reading Assignment: Chapter 10. |
Oct. 6. No class. |
| Week #8 |
Oct. 9. Terrain forced circulations
Reading Assignment: Chapter 10
COMET module on flow interaction with topography
Lecture 8.1 (flash)
Lecture 8.1 (pdf) |
Oct 11. Mountain waves and downslope winds. Reading Assignment: Chapter 11
Homework Assignment #7
COMET module on montain waves and downslope winds (Sections Overview; Downslope Winds; Concepts -factors and interactions; Summary)
COMET module on Gap Winds |
Oct 13. Gap Winds/Blocked Flows
Class in MMC 1735 |
| Week #9 |
Oct. 16. no class |
Oct 18. class canceled. |
Oct. 20. Thermally driven flows. Reading Assignment in webCT: Storm King Mountain. Class in EMCB
Reading Assignment: Chapters 5 and 13
Lecture 9.3 (flash)
Lecture 9.3 (pdf) |
| Week #10 |
Oct. 23. Thermally driven flows.
Lecture 10.1 (flash)
Lecture 10.1 (pdf)
Exam #2 Review
Exam #2 Review (update) |
Oct 25. Fire Weather. Review |
Oct. 27. Exam #2 |
| Week #11 |
Oct. 30.
Fire weather. COMET fire weather module
Lecture 11.1 (flash)
Lecture 11.1 (pdf) |
Nov 1. Interactions of synoptic-scale weather and terrain
Lecture 11.2 (flash)
Lecture 11.2 (pdf)
Homework Assignment #8 |
Nov. 3.
Cyclones and Cyclogenesis
Class in MMC 1735.
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| Week #12 |
Nov. 6. Cloud microphysics.
COMET module: Section 2 on cloud microphysics
Reading Assignment: Chapter 8
Lecture 12.1 (flash)
Lecture 12.1 (pdf) |
Nov. 8. Clouds
Lecture 12.2 (flash)
Lecture 12.2 (pdf)
Homework Assignment 9 |
Nov. 10. Precipitation
Lecture 12.3 (flash)
Lecture 12.3 (pdf)
Class in MMC 1735. |
| Week #13 |
Nov. 13. Orographic precipitation
COMET module: Section 3, 6, 7
Lecture 13.1 (flash)
Lecture 13.1 (pdf) |
Nov. 15. Orographic precipitation.
Reading: Snow classification
Homework Assignment 10 |
Nov. 17. Snowpack
Class in MMMC 1735
Lecture 13.3 (flash)
Lecture 13.3 (pdf) |
| Week #14 |
Nov. 20. Avalanches
Module: Canadian avalanche training course
Lecture 14.1 (flash)
Lecture 14.1 (pdf) |
Nov 22. Avalanches
Homework Assignment #11
Lecture 14.2 (flash)
Lecture 14.2 (pdf)
Rainier flood(pdf) |
Nov. 24. No class. |
| Week #15 |
Nov. 27. Avalanche.
| Nov. 29. Kevin Trenberth. Politics and Science of Climate Change. Noon. Quinney Law School Sutherland Moot Classroom
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Dec. 1. Winter weather summary
Class in MMC 1735
Lecture 15.3 (flash)
Lecture 15.3 (pdf) |
| Week #16 |
Dec. 4. Grad student presentations. |
Dec. 6. Class review |
Dec. 8. No class. |
| Week #17 |
Dec. 12. Final Exam. 10:30-12:30 |
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