AOS 452 Lab Page



Welcome to the 452 Lab

The AOS 452 lab will apply the concepts learned in lecture to a scientific discussion of the weather and how we forecast it. The lab section will introduce you to several graphical tools that are intended to help you convey these new concepts effectively in your weather discussions, projects, and labs. Syllabus and Tentative Schedule
Wx Challenge
Forecasting Rules of Thumb (.ppt)
GFS MOS Guidance Website



Lab AssignmentDue
1.Hand Analysis (Surface Map)
14 Sept.
2.Hand Analysis (700 mb map)
19 Sept.
3.GEMPAK Familiarization
21 Sept.
4.Sutcliffe Development Theorem
26 Sept.
5.The QG Omega Equation
28 Sept.
6.sfmap
3 Oct.
7.snmap
5 Oct.
8. and 9.Q Vectors and Qn + Qs
10 Oct.
10.gdcross
12 Oct.
11.upper air scripting
17 Oct.
12.Frontogenesis
19 Oct.
13.Cross section through a front
24 Oct.
14.Identifying upper fronts using horizontal maps
26 Oct.
15.Cross section through an upper front
7 Nov.
16.Conditional symmetric instability
9 Nov.
17.Quasi-geostrophic (QG) height tendency equation
14 Nov.
18.Cyclogenesis from QG height tendency equation
16 Nov.
19.Explosive cyclogenesis
21 Nov.
20.Revisiting Hand Analysis
30 Nov.
PapersDue
Ind. CSCase Study #1
Oct. 19
Ind. CSCase Study #2
Nov. 9
Ind. CSCase Study #3 - Term Paper
Dec. 5