FILL IN EVALUATIONS!!!

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• FILL IN EVALUATIONS!!!

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MORE ON ABSTRACTSAND EFFECTIVE TITLES

• ABSTRACTS
• Last week, we identified the main points we
  include in an abstract.
• An introduction why you did this study.
• A methods section how you did this study.
• A results section your main result(s).
• A conclusion why this is so important
• This week, lets revisit this as follows

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ABSTRACTS

• Read the sample abstracts provided there are
  five.
• One is unmodified the others have one of the
  topics above deleted.
• Identify in each sample what is missing (if
  anything!)

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ABSTRACTS
Original Modified
http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs1or.doc http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs1.rtf,
http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs2or.doc http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs2.rtf,
http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs3or.doc http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs3.rtf,
http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs4or.doc http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs4.rtf,
http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs5or.doc http//www.met.sjsu.edu/bridger/met100w/abs5.rtf,
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EFFECTIVE TITLES

• Neither too long nor too short!
• Too short means you may be leaving out important
  information!
• Too long may be too much information.
• The title is not the abstract!
• According to the text (p.295), you should shoot
  for a title of less than 14 words.

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TITLES

• Lets look at some examples
• Example 1. Katabatic Flow Mechanisms on a
  Low-Angle Slope.
• Questions
• Modeling study?
• Observational study?
• Theoretical study?
• This title is too short!

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TITLES

• Momentum and heat budget equations for katabatic
  flows on sloping surfaces are revisited. Terms in
  these equations are evaluated using wind and
  potential temperature data from four
  tethered-balloon data collection systems on a
  3-km line running down a 1.6 slope at the foot
  of the Oquirrh Mountains in Utahs Great Salt
  Lake valley. The analyses focus on the
  development with downslope distance of the
  katabatic flow and the associated negatively
  buoyant layer under synoptically undisturbed
  conditions. With strong ambient stratification,
  the katabatic flow shows little variation between
  sites, suggesting a state close to local
  equilibrium. When the ambient stratification is
  weaker, the acceleration of the katabatic flow
  between two tethersonde sites is systematically
  larger than what would be predicted based on
  observed buoyancy. Comparison of observed flow
  direction with the local topographic gradient
  indicates that slope curvature, associated with
  small deviations from the basically planar slope,
  may be responsible for the anomalous increase. It
  is concluded that the cross-slope homogeneity of
  the flow, which is assumed in simplified
  katabatic flow models, may be significantly
  disturbed even on slopes that appear to be planar
  to the observer.

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TITLES

• Example 2. Differences of Rainfall Estimates
  over Land by Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
  (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) and TRMM
  Microwave Imager (TMI)Dependence on Storm
  Height.
• Too long (I think). 20 words.

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TITLES

• Example 3. Dropsonde Observations in Low-Level
  Jets over the Northeastern Pacific Ocean from
  CALJET-1998 and PACJET-2001 Mean
  Vertical-Profile and Atmospheric-River
  Characteristics .
• Also too long.

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TITLES

• Example 4. Tropical Rain Characteristics and
  Microphysics in a Three-Dimensional Cloud Model
  .
• Just about right!
• Likewise Nowcasting Thunderstorm Anvil Clouds
  over Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air
  Force Station.

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TITLES

• In-class task (finish today!)
• Log into one of the AMS journals via the MLK
  library (JAS, JAM, MWR, JClim etc.).
• Search articles for 2004.

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TITLES

• Find an example of a title that is too short.
• By referring to the abstract, explain why the
  title is too short!
• Likewise, find an example of a title that is too
  long.
• Explain why the title is too long!
• Try to remember this lesson for yourselves!