SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2004

DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES METR 485/785

Consulting Report Format

• Use 12 point font, usually Times, Helvetica or Geneva (readable fonts)
• Use flush left margin, and ragged right (or justified right and left)
• Use 1 inch margins
• Number pages

Note: I have kept the Report format somewhat general, except in E and F. You may choose to have different section headings and organizational structure in this area, since it represents the "Body" of your report. That will be governed a bit on the way you choose to approach discussion of the issues you were requested to research.

Also, generally, you should try to integrate figures and tables into the body of the report. Unlike scientific submissions, your report should be "ready to read" by the client. You may not want the client having to thumb around to find the supporting tables or figures if the report is long.

Report Sections

Cover sheet

Table of Contents (Not necessary, but advisable if report is long)

A. Executive Summary

B. Summary of Consultant Tasks

C. Location of Site

D. Sources of Information

E. Discussion of Weather Pattern and Winds in the Long Beach Area, 12 March 2000

F. The Issue of "Santa Ana Winds"

G. Findings of the Consultant

H. Qualifications of Consultant

I. Rates and Compensation

J. References (if any)

K. Appendices (if any)