Metr 302 Reading Announcements and Assignments

Week of 9 May

Vasquez: Chp 3, pp. 61-67; Chp 5; Chp 6, 128-139 (this completes Vasquez)

All other books complete.

Weeks of 2 May and 26 April

Midterm #2: (Bring Scantron Form 882 and Number 2 Pencil)

Section 1 (Only) Moved To Friday 30 April
Section 4: Thursday 29 April

Reading:

Ensemble Forecasts

Vasquez: Chapter 3, pp. 50-51, 54-56,58-61 67-77; Chapter 4, 78-86, 91-95; Chapter 5, 118-124; 170-172, 184-186; Appendices, browse, 271-274

Weeks of 4 and 12 April

Reading:

Instability Website

Second Half of Divergence Website (Dynamic Lows)

Williams: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8

Zebrowski: Chapters 5 pp. 131-135 (completes our reading of Chapter 5); Chapter 8 251-262 (completes Chapter 8); Chapter 9, pp. 263-266; 272-278 (completes our reading of Chapter 9)

Note: Moira Dumo, Pacifico Garcia, Edna Gee, Crystal Lee, Alex Tungadi, and Ethlebert Wiltshire---I have no record of Writing Assignment I being received by me and no grade recorded. Please see me.

Week of 29 March

Reading:

Vasquez: Chapter 2, Browse, 20-46; Read p. 47; Chapter 3, pp. 48-50; Chapter 4, 103-110; Appendices, p. 270; p. 287.

Assignments:

Homework II: Assigned (Due Dates: Section 1 -- April 5; Section 4 -- April 6)
Writing Assignment II Distribution: Postponed Until 7 April

Special Assignment (Questions Will Appear on Midterm II--Don't Worry, If You Just Watch and/or Read You Will Be Able To Answer the Questions): Do I and II Below

I. Watch PBS Special On Tornado Chasing (Tuesday March 30, 8PM, Channel 9): Hunt for the Super Twister OR read National Geographic Tornado Chasing Article (April 2004 Issue)

AND

II. Watch 8 Minute Video on Tim Samaras's Deployment of Turtles

Week of 14 March

Vasquez: Now In. pp. 1-20 (Introduction; Chapter 1)

Sheets and Williams: Finish the whole book.

Williams (Nothing New)

What You Have Completed So Far
Chapters 1-4 and part of 5); Chapter 9, 148-161

Zebrowski (Nothing New)

What You Have Completed So Far
Chapters 1 and 2; Chapter 3, pp. 53-62; 77-83; 96-101; Chapter 5, pp. 143-145; 157-163 Chapter 8, 229-251;

Weeks of 1 and 8 March

Writing Assignment #1 :Distributed

Vasquez: Now In. pp. 1-20 (Introduction; Chapter 1)

Sheets and Williams: Chapters 2, 3 and 4
Traces the development of the warm core low hypothesis, why hurricanes do not form at the Equator, forecasting
Williams, Pages 37-73 (note: this completes Chapters 1-4 and part of 5); Chapter 9, 148-161
Hurricane background, cloud formation, jet streams, storms
Zebrowski, Chapter 3, pp. 53-62; 77-83; 96-101; Chapter 5, pp. 143-145; 157-163 Chapter 8, 229-251;
The interrelationship of human settlement patterns and natural disaster, how winds affect the surface of the sea, hurricane-related flood and wind disasters

Week of February 22

Midterm #1 :
Section 1 - Wed 3 March (Discussed Monday 1 March) Section 4 - Thur 4 March
Bring Scantron Form #882 and Number 2 Pencil

Week of February 15

Jose Wudka (Scientific Method)
Zebrowski, Up Through Chapter 2 (1-51)
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Sheets and Williams: Chapter 2

Week of 8 February 2004

Homework Assignment #1 Distributed Friday 2/13/04, Due Friday 2/20/04

Hurricane Names

Sheets and Williams: Preface; Chapter 1
Williams, Up through Page 36; 63-71; Chapter 9, 139-147; Chapter 12

Weeks of January 23 to 7 February 2004

Williams: Preface, Introduction, Chapter 1
Zebrowski, Preface, Chapter 1 (point of view, definition of "disaster")