Topic areas (but not learning outcomes)

1. Weeks 1-3: All-star soundings
2. Weeks 1-3: Thermal wind & jet stream
3. Week 4: Winter precip type forecasting
4. Weeks 5-6: Vorticity advection & vertical motion
5. Weeks 7-9: Cyclogenesis: P-S Development
6. Weeks 7-9: Cyclogenesis: QG Development
7. Week 10: Jet streaks
8. Week 11: Low level jet
9. Weeks 12-13: Severe weather forecasting
10. Weeks 14-15: Presentations

Assessment

• Homeworks: 25%
• Exams: 45% (15% each of three: two in class and one final)
• In-Class: 15%
• All-Star Sounding: 5%
• End-of-semester case: 5%

Assignments

• All-star sounding: (1) draw the sounding and (2) give a presentation on it
• Thermal wind & jet stream: (1) 300 mb analysis and writeup
• Winter precip type: in-class "lab" activity with 3 or 4 profiles
• Vorticity advection: (1) writeup
• Cyclogenesis: TBD
• Jet streaks: TBD
• Low level jet: TBD
• Severe weather: (1) Case study writeup
• Presentations: (1) Presentation and (2) narrative