Report Format

 

You will present the results of the study in the form of a report.  The report will have a  standard format styled on American Meteorological Society Format guidelines.

 

Part A (Fall 2004) (Due December 16, 2004)       

Diagnosis of the Evolution of a Middle Latitude Cyclone on the Basis of Sutcliffe-Petterssen Development Equation

 

Abstract

 

I.       Introduction -- (Includes purpose and what you are going to do, etc.)

 

II.      Synoptic Overview     (A discussion of the synoptic situation and history of the disturbance utilizing appropriate charts and diagrams;  e.g., upper troposphere, surface charts, divergence, vertical velocity fields, satellite imagery, thickness etc.  Can consist of multiple subsections related to dynamics and thermodynamics.)

  • This is the core of Part A (whereas, the synoptic overview section in published literature is only a sidelight). Hence, you will need to have at least every analyzed surface chart (at 12 h intervals) and a 500 mb chart (fax ua_500), a 500 mb height and vorticity analysis and a surface pressure and 1000-500 mb thickness analysis (analyzed eta_thick and eta_vort) for each synoptic time. Then you will need to include other analyses/charts depending upon how you discuss the pattern in SBS fashion. Please remember that every figure needs to be numbered consecutively in the order that you discuss them. No figure should be included that is not discussed or referred to in the text.

  • Please remember NOT to make this section a mere outline or list of charts. Your text should NOT read like "this is the surface chart at 00 UTC and this is the surface chart at 12 UTC and this is the surface chart at 00 UTC..." You should make astute observations analagous to those requested in the homeworks and in the last test.

 

         Appropriate references will be from Djuric and Bluestein, since they explain conceptually how QG-controls effect interpretation of vertical motion patterns.

 

III.    Governing Equations (Not the whole derivation, which should be in the Appendices, but the final equation with all the terms written out and conceptually explained. For example, in Section III you might put something like "The Sutcliffe-Petterssen Development Equation is

 

                                        (1a, b)

 

The entire derivation of this equation is included in Appendix 1.").  This is the spot for inclusion of the Palmen and Newton reference.  Here you discuss the terms in the equation.

 

IV.    Summary  and Conclusions

 

V.      References

 

VI.    Appendices

 

Equations etc. (any deriviations that are extensive and not specifically related to the main thrust of the paper.)

 

VII.   Maps -- (all analyses should be labeled consecutively Figure 1,  Figure 2, etc. and referred to specifically in the text.  Theyshould be folded neatly and put into envelope at rear of folder)

 

Part B  (Spring 2005)   Includes PowerPoint Presentation and Web Publication.  Section III expanded to include QG-omega equation.

 

All previous sections are revised on the basis of the comments I will make on your papers from Fall 2004.

 

IV.    Procedure  (Write in your own words what procedure was       undertaken to estimate terms etc. which times were selected etc.).

 

V.      Results of the study (A detailed description of your numerical results and their implications—of course this means that all calculations are made and results are computed as indicated by the closing rubric in Lab 5)

 

VI.    Discussion of results  --  Should include, but not necessarily limited to:

  1.  a discussion of the contributing factors to the development of    the 1000 mb disturbance or pattern based upon your calculations as input to the SPDE introduced in II.  This discussion should include the relative importance of terms, the reasons for error, etca discussion of the worth of the SPDE equation as a synopticians tool-- 
  2. synopticians often only relate cyclonic vorticity advection at LND (anticylonic vorticity advection at LND) to surface cyclogenesis (anti-cyclogenesis).  Based upon the results of your study, comment on the validity of that assumption.

 

VII.   Summary  and Conclusions

 

VIII.  References

 

IX.    Appendices

 

Equations etc. (any deriviations that are extensive and not specifically related to the main thrust of the paper.)

 

V.      Maps -- (all analyses should be labeled consecutively Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. and referred to specifically in the text.  They should be folded neatly and put into envelope at rear of folder)