Principles of weather briefing and forecast decision making are also introduced. This course follows MTR 4210, Forecasting Laboratory I. Students practice the skills learned in MTR 4210 in a more independent setting, gaining experience in computerized data analysis, diagnosis, and weather forecasting. This lab allows students to continue to develop skills learned in MTR 4220, Forecasting Laboratory II, in an independent setting, gaining experience in computerized data analysis, diagnosis, and weather forecasting. Forecast format is that of the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, allowing students to participate in the national contest, if desired. Forecasting Laboratory III, in an independent setting, using advanced computerized data analysis and diagnosis to generate a weather forecast.
Forecasts format is that of the.
National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, so students may participate in the national contest, if desired. Students may also lead weekly departmental weather briefings. Main topics include quasi-geostrophic theory, cyclone structure and evolution, diagnosis of vertical motion, jet streams, and frontogenesis. This course presents the theoretical background to numerically modeling the atmosphere using the primitive equations. Current numerical models will be analyzed and finite-difference techniques will be applied to a simple computer model of the atmosphere developed during the course.