Welcome ATM OCN 100: WEATHER

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Welcome!ATM OCN 100WEATHER CLIMATE Lecture
01 Summer 2004

• LECTURE IA INTRODUCTION
• 3 credit science class

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A. COURSE INTRODUCTION

• YOUR INSTRUCTOR
• Ed HopkinsOffice Rm. 1407 Meteor Space
  Science (1225 W. Dayton St.)
• (608/262-1605)
• hopkins_at_meteor.wisc.edu
• HIS INTERESTS
• Weather Education
• Wisconsin State Climatology

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WHERE WE ARE

• COURSE WEB PAGE http//www.aos.wisc.edu/hopkins/
  aos100/

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A Request from the Department Chair

• No Food or Drinks Please!!!
• Watch out for the carpet.
• Thanks!
• ---
• Also
• Womens rest room on this floor
• Mens rest room on 9th floor
• Vending machines on 5th floor

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A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (cont.)

• Prerequisites
• Lectures
• 4 Lectures/week (75 min. each)
• ATTENDANCE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
• Textbook Moran (2nd ed., 2002)
• Homework (5 or 7 exercises)
• Exams
• 3rd wk. 1 July 2004
• 6th wk. 22 July 2004
• 8th wk. 5 Aug 2004
• Honors Credits

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A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (cont.)

• Prerequisites
• Lectures
• 4 Lectures/week (75 min. each)
• ATTENDANCE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
• Homework (5 or 7 exercises)
• Exams
• 1st or 3rd wk. Thurs. 1 July 2004
• 2nd or 6th wk. Thurs. 22 July 2004
• 3rd or 8th wk. Thurs. 5 Aug 2004

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A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (cont.)

• Textbook Moran (2nd ed., 2002)

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A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (cont.) COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Interpret TV or newspaper weather maps.
• Explain selected fundamental terminology.
• Identify conceptual models.
• Make simple, short term weather forecasts.
• Explain reasons for atmospheric motions.
• Distinguish various severe weather phenomena
  appropriate NWS advisories, watches warnings.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES (cont)

• Identify various weather instruments.
• Locate useful sources of weather climate
  information.
• Appreciate challenges facing atmospheric
  scientists.
• Explain why Planet Earth is unique.
• Trace energy flow through planet system.
• Distinguish characteristic sizes of atmospheric
  systems.

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Public Sources of Weather Information

• Television
• Local Commerical Channels
• The Weather Channel
• Other Cable Channels
• Radio
• Local AM/FM
• NOAA Weather Radio
• Newspapers
• Local USA Today
• The Internet

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B. WHAT IS METEOROLOGY?

• Derivation of Key Words
• Meteorology
• Meteor ology
• Weather (weder)
• Climate (klima)

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B. WHAT IS METEOROLOGY?

• Derivation of Key Words
• Meteorology
• Meteor ology
• Weather (weder)
• Climate (klima)
• Present Scope of Meteorology Atmospheric
  Sciences

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COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER CLIMATE

• Weather
• Current Weather Observational Data
• Weather Maps
• Weather Forecasts

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MADISONS CURRENT WEATHER

• Madison Weather at 1000 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2004
• Updated twice an hour at 05 and 25
  
• Sky/Weather LGT RAIN
• Temperature 69
• Dew Point 65
• Relative Humidity 86
• Wind S9
• Pressure 1010.5 mb

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TODAYS NATIONAL WEATHER
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TOMORROWS NATIONAL WEATHER
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COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER CLIMATE

• Weather
• Current Weather Observational Data
• Weather Maps
• Weather Forecasts
• Climate
• Long-term statistics
• Climate maps charts
• Long Range Forecasts/Outlooks

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Highest average temperatures In mid July
Summer Solstice on 21 June
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Anomaly actual current T - long term average T
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Drought Problems
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A Sample Climate Outlook (Forecast)
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The Day After Tomorrow
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Chamberlin Rock A reminder of a past climate
...
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The Region at 14,000 yr BP(from Illinois State
Museum)
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Also get the Boaz mastadon
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C. THE HUMAN FACTOR WEATHER COSTS30 yr.
averages (1971-2000)Source National Weather
Service, 2003
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C. THE HUMAN FACTOR WEATHER COSTS30 yr.
averages (1966-95)Source National Weather
Service, 1997
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C. THE HUMAN FACTOR (from NWS Office of Climate,
Water Weather Services)
531 Total
10.0813 Billion
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Expensive Weather Climate Events (Source NCDC)
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104 years ago in Galveston, TXFrom National
Climate Data Center8-9 Sept 1900 - gt 6000 people
killed
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D. GOALS OF METEOROLOGY

• Observation
• Codification
• Explanation
• Prediction
• Adaptation
• Modification

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E. CHARACTERISTICS of METEOROLOGY

• International Scope
• Weather knows no boundaries
• World Meteorological Organization

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Current Satellite Composite From Space Science
Engineering Center
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E. CHARACTERISTICS of METEOROLOGY

• International Scope
• A Physical Science
• Interdisciplinary

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F. MODELS in METEOROLOGY

• What is a model?
• A representation of reality
• Types of Models
• Physical
• Graphical
• Numerical
• Conceptual
• Role of Models in Meteorology

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G. BRIEF HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGYSee
Appendix I I pg. 361-366 Moran (2002)

• Ancient - Weather Lore
• Classic Greek Meteorology
• Aristotle (350 B.C.)
• Renaissance Meteorology
• Meteorology in the Scientific Industrial
  Revolutions
• Organized weather observations
• Our concept of storms
• New tools models