Meteorology – Dr. Larsen Spring 2010
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Spring 2010 Syllabus (PDF)
TEST 2 – BASED ON CHAPTERS 3-6 OF YOUR TEXT –PLANNED
FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010.
STUDENT SUGGESTED TEST QUESTIONS
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignment 1 (Due 1/22/10,
beginning of class)
Assignment 2 (Due 1/29/10,
beginning of class)
Assignment 3 (Due 2/5/10,
beginning of class)
Assignment 4 (Due 2/19/10,
beginning of class)
Assignment 5a (Due 2/24/10, beginning of class) –
Construct 2 potential test questions based on the material from chapters 3-6 of
your text.
Assignment 5 (Due 3/5/10,
beginning of class)
Interesting
Links:
Rime on roof
of Bruner Hall (1/15/08). Compare
to Figure 7.20 in your text.
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4
Rime and
frost in the Kearney area (1/15/08).
Taken by Dr. Marvin Glasser.
Rime: Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4
Frost: Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5
Applets /
Webpages illustrating the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves.
Page 1
(From Kettering University)
Page 2
(From Boston University)
Page 3
(Hyperphysics – From Georgia State University)
Picture
Depicting the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Image illustrating radiative fluxes in a simplified
atmosphere.
Why the sky
is blue, in pictures:
Part
1 – Rayleigh Scattering Efficiency
decreases with increasing wavelength
Part
2 – The Sun’s blackbody curve is
strongly peaked in the green/yellow range
Part
3 – The eye’s sensitivity makes it
easier to see blue than violet
Basically,
you have to multiply the values on Part1, Part2, and Part 3 for each wavelength
together. Wherever you get the
maximum, that’s what color the sky would appear. It ends up being blue. In words (briefly), Rayleigh Scattering
+ Blackbody Emission + Human Color Sensitivity = blue sky.
Ideas behind
vapor pressure – pool table analogy.
General
Circulation Pictures from your text (3 cell model)– picture 1 picture 2
General
Pressure Distribution Pictures from your text – January July
RADAR Images
– 4/3/08
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