Atmospheric Sciences 5130 Physical Meteorology II: Thermodynamics

Meteorology 5130
Physical Meteorology II: Thermodynamics

	Spring Semester 2016 (1.5 credits)
	MWF 10:45 - 11:35 (lecture)
	WBB 711

	Prof. Steven K. Krueger
	WBB 725
	801-581-3903
	Steve.Krueger@utah.edu
	Office Hours: MW 2:00-2:45pm or by appointment

Exams

Final Exam: Monday Feb 29 (allowed: calculator, one sheet of notes, skew T-log p chart)
Study guide
Sample exam problems 1
Sample exam problems 2
Sample exam problems 3 (with answers)

Assignments

Exercise 1: Adiabatic parcel (due Jan 22) graph paper saturation vapor pressure (T>0 C) saturation vapor pressure (T<0 C)
Exercise 2: Adiabatic parcel and skew T-log p chart (due Jan 29) graph paper
Exercise 3: Moist adiabatic parcel and skew T-log p chart (due Feb 5
Exercise 4: Liquid water and and skew T-log p chart (due Feb 12)

3 examples

Exercise 5: Lapse rate stability CAPE (due Feb 19)

print_gamma.m example_table.m

Exercise 6: Microburst downdrafts (due Feb 26)

Notes

First-day quiz
Thermodynamics Notes
Example problems: Heat capacity
Example problems: Thermodynamic processes
Example problems: Adiabatic parcel
Precipitation rate
Microburst downdrafts
Microburst 2008 Aug 25: Sounding Surface observations Time-lapse movie

Skew T-log p diagram

Forecasting Convection

Sounding Station Parameters and Indices (essential definitions)
Convective Parameters and Indices (very useful)
Buoyancy and CAPE (MetEd training module)
A Convective Storm Matrix: Buoyancy/Shear Dependencies (MetEd training module)
Detailed forecaster guide, 33 pages
Climate and Weather Terms Glossary (useful)
Glossary of Meteorology
Fort Worth soundings May 2004
Cumulus levels and types
CAPE and levels on skew T

MATLAB Online References

Last updated Feb 10, 2016