WHY TAKE DYNAMICS?

TO ENABLE US TO UNDERSTAND AND FORECAST FLUID FLOW EXAMPLES: – THE LOCATION OF THE JET STREAM – THE STEERING FLOW FOR THE ARIZONA MONSOON – THE FLOW OF GULF WATERS POST-BP SPILL

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? ALSO, TRADITIONALLY, METEOROLOGY WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE CAMPS: 1)PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY (MET 125) THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE THE RADIATIVE HEATING OF THE ATMOSPHERE THE THERMODYNAMICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE THE FORMATION OF CLOUDS & PRECIPITATION

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? 2)SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY (MET 170,171) THE DESCRIPTION & ANALYSIS OF THE ATMOSPHERE FORECASTING

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? 3)DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY (MET 121) THE STUDY OF THE MOTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE – W/O EXPLICIT CONSIDERATION OF “PHYSICS”!!!

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? SO… TRADITIONALLY… YOU TAKE DYNAMICS, SYNOPTICS, AND PHYSICAL MET CLASSES – (AND THERE ARE DYNAMICS, SYNOPTICS, AND PHYSICAL MET FACULTY)

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? TODAY… THERE ARE MANY MORE AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED VITAL TO STUDY MESOSCALE AIR POLLUTION BOUNDARY LAYER TROPICAL CLIMATOLOGY & CLIMATE CHANGE SATELLITE & RADAR

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? AND… COMPUTATIONAL – USED IN ALMOST EVERYTHING – COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF THE FORMATION OF CLOUD AND RAIN DROPLETS. – FORECASTS USE COMPUTER SIMULATIONS (NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION – NWP). – THE STUDY OF EVENTS SUCH AS THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED CO 2 LEVELS.

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? EXAMPLE… SUPPOSE A TOXIC SUBSTANCE IS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED DURING THE MORNING SOMEWHERE ON THE PENNINSULA TO ACCURATELY FORECAST ITS SPREAD, WE NEED TO CONSIDER:

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? 1.THE AIRFLOW PATTERNS AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE. AND HOW THE AIRFLOW MIGHT CHANGE DURING THE DAY. – EXAMPLE: WILL THE AFTERNOON NORTHWESTERLIES KICK IN AND HOW STRONG WILL THEY BE?

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? 2.WHAT CHEMICAL CHANGES WILL THE TOXIN UNDERGO AS IT ENCOUNTERS OTHER SPECIES AND IS SUBJECT TO RADIATIVE HEATING? 3.WHAT IMPACT WOULD FOG (I.E., MOISTURE) HAVE ON THE FLOW, AND ON THE CHEMISTRY?

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRES…  SYNOPTICS  DYNAMICS  THERMODYNAMICS  ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY  MOIST PROCESSES  AND PROBABLY COMPUTER MODELING

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? AND FINALLY, TO GET A JOB WITH THE NWS, YOU MUST HAVE TAKEN AT LEAST 24 SEMESTER HOURS OF CREDIT INCLUDING: 1)6 SEMESTER HOURS OF DYNAMICS & THERMO- DYNAMICS (60, 61, 121A,B) 2)6 SEMESTER HOURS OF SYNOPTICS (170, 171, 172) 3)3 SEMESTER HOURS OF PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY (60, 125) 4)2 SEMESTER HOURS OF INSTRUMENTATION (163)

WHY TAKE DYNAMICS? AS WELL AS… 5)6 SEMESTER HOURS OF CALCULUS-BASED PHYSICS (PHYS 50, 51, 52 WHICH REQUIRE MATH 30, 31, 32) 6)9 SEMESTER HOURS IN OTHER CLASSES (ELECTIVES) 7)A COURSE IN DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (MATH 133…UNDER REVIEW)