PPT-The Course of Synoptic Meteorology

Lecture 1 ALMUSTANSIRIYAH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT   Dr Sama Khalid Mohammed SECOND CLASS 1 2 Weather Maps Surface maps upper air maps Observation times and collection codes surface . Stephen Rodriguez, Jr.. National Weather Service Chicago, IL. Introduction. Brief background.. Purpose of Study.. Synoptic background and forcing mechanisms.. Synoptic/. Mesoscale. features: Moisture, Forcing, Instability.. MET 3502 Synoptic Meteorology Lecture 1: Introduction on Synoptic Meteorology Instructor: Dr. Haiyan Jiang Lecture Location: PC 442 Time: T & Th 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Introduction Introduction &#x Lesson 6: Potential . vorticity. Potential . Vorticity. Concept of potential . vorticity. :. Take a column of air defined by two potential temperature surfaces (. θ. and . θ. +. Δθ. ). . Move this column of air eastward. Force it to go up and over a mountain range.. Cyclone . Structure. Fig. 6.1 (. Meridional. Cross Sections of Temperature and Zonal Winds). Meridional. temperature gradient characteristics. Compare winter vs. summer in NH. Temperature gradient. Fronts. Lesson 8: Weeks . 13-14. Courtesy: Lyndon State College. What is a . front. ?. Early meteorological theory thought that “fronts” led to development of low pressure systems (cyclones). However, in the 1940s, “. Extratropical. cyclones. Visible satellite image 26 Oct 2010. Low pressure 955.2 . mb. . Image courtesy NASA. Cloud pattern typically associated with an . extratropical. cyclone (Image courtesy NASA). Cyclone . Structure. QG Theory. NAM Forecast Sounding for this Saturday at 03 UTC (i.e., tonight near 9pm). In the . sfc. to ~700-mb layer, how are the winds turning with height?. Counter-clockwise. http://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/Tornadoes.html. Packet#1. What is meant by “Mesoscale Meteorology”?. ATMS 316- Mesoscale Meteorology. http://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/Tornadoes.html. Lecture . 2. AL-MUSTANSIRIYAH . UNIVERSITY . COLLEGE OF SCIENCES. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT .  . Dr. . Sama. Khalid Mohammed. SECOND . CLASS . 1. FM SYSTEM OF CODE FORMS - Traditional Alphanumeric Codes (TAC). Lecture . 1. AL-MUSTANSIRIYAH . UNIVERSITY . COLLEGE OF SCIENCES. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT .  . Dr. . Sama. Khalid Mohammed. SECOND . CLASS . 1. 2. Weather Maps. Surface maps, upper air maps, Observation times and collection, codes, surface . Course Overview & Logistics. Wed – 20 Aug 2014. Introductions…. Office: NSSTC 3088. Email: . ryan.wade@uah.edu. Phone: 961-7847 (office phone). Office Hours. :. MWF: 8:00am – 9:00am, 10:15am – 11:00am. Lecture 5. AL-MUSTANSIRIYAH . UNIVERSITY . COLLEGE OF SCIENCES. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT .  . Dr. . Sama. Khalid Mohammed. SECOND . CLASS . 1. Air mass is a large body of air having nearly uniform conditions of temperature and moisture. Kerry Emanuel. Synopsis. Founding of Meteorology at MIT. WWII and the Beginnings of the Department of Meteorology. Oceanography at MIT. Merger with EPS. The Future. Carl-Gustav Rossby (1898-1957). Rossby in 1933. ATMS 370. Winter 2022. Definition. Scalar Analysis . is the analysis of a quantity that has magnitude only. Examples. : temperature and pressure.. Consists of drawing isopleths: line of constant values. Topographic maps are good examples..