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CLASS FOLLOW UP


 

Date Topic Presentations
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GLOBAL PATTERNS OF THE CLIMATIC ELEMENTS

   
Jan 19  Global Patterns of the Climatic Elements: Insolation, Energy Balance, Temperature & Intro to Reanalysis  Radiation Laws / Energy Balance

Temperature/Reanalysis

 
Jan 26 Global Patterns of the Climatic Elements:  Pressure, Winds, General Circulation Pressure, Winds & General Circulation  
Feb 2 Global Patterns of the Climatic Elements: Humidity, Precipitation, Ocean Circulation Brief Review of Concepts: Adiabatic Processes

Humidity, Precipitation, & Ocean Circulation

 
Feb 9 Hypothetical Continent, Global Climate Regions, Climate Classification Systems Global Climate Regions, the Hypothetical Continent & Climate Classification  
Feb 16 Teleconnections & indices  (Part I) Synoptic Overview

Exercise #3 Overview

The Climate Prediction Center's Teleconnection Pages: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/teleintro.html  

 
CLIMATE INDICES SITE

 Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections Site

NOAA's Daily Weather Map - Weekly Series
 

Feb 23 Teleconnections & indices  (Part II) Links for today's class from NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC):
Outlook Maps, Graphs & Tables

CPC: Climate & Weather Linkage

CPC: Expert Assessments

CPC:  Expert Assessments Index

CPC: El Nino/La Nina Home
CPC: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion

CPC: Climate Diagnostics Bulletin
            Extratropical Highlights

CPC: Observed N.H. Blocking site

"Prognostic Discussion for Long-Lead Seasonal Outlooks"  (includes explanation of some acronyms for non-technical users)

Current synoptic chart by continent
(from Univ of Wyoming)

Mar 2 North America    
Mar 9  South America    
Mar 16 Spring Break (no class)    
Mar 23 Africa    
Mar 30   Europe    
Apr 6 AAG meeting (no class)    
Apr 13   Eurasia / Eastern Asia    
Apr 20 Southern Asia /  Oceania    
Apr 27 Polar regions    
May 4  Project Reports    
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