ATM OCN 100 Summer Welcome! ATM OCN 100: WEATHER & CLIMATE Lecture # 01: Summer 2004 u LECTURE IA: INTRODUCTION – 3 credit science class

ATM OCN 100 Summer A. COURSE INTRODUCTION u YOUR INSTRUCTOR –Ed Hopkins Office: Rm Meteor & Space Science (1225 W. Dayton St.) –(608/ ) – u HIS INTERESTS –Weather Education –Wisconsin State Climatology

ATM OCN 100 Summer WHERE WE ARE u COURSE WEB PAGE

ATM OCN 100 Summer A Request from the Department Chair u No Food or Drinks Please!!! u Watch out for the carpet. u Thanks! u --- u Also: u Women’s rest room on this floor u Men’s rest room on 9 th floor u Vending machines on 5 th floor

ATM OCN 100 Summer A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (con’t.) u Prerequisites u Lectures – 4 Lectures/week (75 min. each) – ATTENDANCE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED u Textbook – Moran (2 nd ed., 2002) u Homework (5 or 7 exercises) u Exams – 3 rd wk. 1 July 2004 – 6 th wk. 22 July 2004 – 8 th wk. 5 Aug 2004 u Honors Credits

ATM OCN 100 Summer A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (con’t.) u Prerequisites u Lectures – 4 Lectures/week (75 min. each) – ATTENDANCE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED u Homework (5 or 7 exercises) u Exams – 1 st or 3 rd wk.Thurs. 1 July 2004 – 2 nd or 6 th wk. Thurs. 22 July 2004 – 3 rd or 8 th wk.Thurs. 5 Aug 2004

ATM OCN 100 Summer A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (con’t.) u Textbook – Moran (2 nd ed., 2002)

ATM OCN 100 Summer A. COURSE INTRODUCTION (con’t.) COURSE OBJECTIVES u Interpret TV or newspaper weather maps. u Explain selected fundamental terminology. u Identify conceptual models. u Make simple, short term weather forecasts. u Explain reasons for atmospheric motions. u Distinguish various severe weather phenomena & appropriate NWS advisories, watches & warnings.

ATM OCN 100 Summer COURSE OBJECTIVES (con’t) u Identify various weather instruments. u Locate useful sources of weather & climate information. u Appreciate challenges facing atmospheric scientists. u Explain why Planet Earth is unique. u Trace energy flow through planet system. u Distinguish characteristic sizes of atmospheric systems.

ATM OCN 100 Summer Public Sources of Weather Information u Television –Local Commerical Channels –The Weather Channel –Other Cable Channels u Radio – Local AM/FM –NOAA Weather Radio u Newspapers –Local & USA Today u The Internet

ATM OCN 100 Summer B. WHAT IS METEOROLOGY? u Derivation of Key Words – Meteorology F “ Meteor” + “ology” – Weather (“weder”) – Climate (“klima”) – Climate (“klima”)

ATM OCN 100 Summer B. WHAT IS METEOROLOGY? u Derivation of Key Words – Meteorology F “ Meteor” + “ology” – Weather (“weder”) – Climate (“klima”) – Climate (“klima”) u Present Scope of Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

ATM OCN 100 Summer COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER & CLIMATE u Weather – Current Weather Observational Data – Weather Maps – Weather Forecasts

MADISON’S CURRENT WEATHER Madison Weather at 1000 AM CDT MON JUN Updated twice an hour at :05 and :25 Sky/Weather LGT RAIN Temperature 69 Dew Point 65 Relative Humidity 86% Wind S9 Pressure mb Pressure mb u u

ATM OCN 100 Summer TODAY’S NATIONAL WEATHER

ATM OCN 100 Summer TOMORROW’S NATIONAL WEATHER

ATM OCN 100 Summer COMPARISONS BETWEEN WEATHER & CLIMATE u Weather – Current Weather Observational Data – Weather Maps – Weather Forecasts u Climate – Long-term statistics – Climate maps & charts – Long Range Forecasts/Outlooks

ATM OCN 100 Summer Summer Solstice on 21 June Highest average temperatures In mid July

ATM OCN 100 Summer Anomaly = actual current T - long term average T

ATM OCN 100 Summer Drought Problems

ATM OCN 100 Summer A Sample Climate Outlook (Forecast)

ATM OCN 100 Summer “The Day After Tomorrow”

ATM OCN 100 Summer Chamberlin Rock – A reminder of a past climate...

ATM OCN 100 Summer The Region at 14,000 yr BP (from Illinois State Museum)

ATM OCN 100 Summer Also get the Boaz mastadon

ATM OCN 100 Summer C. THE HUMAN FACTOR WEATHER COSTS 30 yr. averages ( ) [Source: National Weather Service, 2003]

ATM OCN 100 Summer C. THE HUMAN FACTOR WEATHER COSTS 30 yr. averages ( ) [Source: National Weather Service, 1997]

ATM OCN 100 Summer C. THE HUMAN FACTOR (from NWS Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services) 531 Total $ Billion

ATM OCN 100 Summer Expensive Weather & Climate Events (Source: NCDC)

ATM OCN 100 Summer years ago in Galveston, TX From National Climate Data Center 8-9 Sept > 6000 people killed

ATM OCN 100 Summer D. GOALS OF METEOROLOGY u Observation u Codification u Explanation u Prediction u Adaptation u Modification

ATM OCN 100 Summer E. CHARACTERISTICS of METEOROLOGY u International Scope –“Weather knows no boundaries” –World Meteorological Organization

ATM OCN 100 Summer Current Satellite Composite From Space Science & Engineering Center

ATM OCN 100 Summer E. CHARACTERISTICS of METEOROLOGY u International Scope u A Physical Science u Interdisciplinary

ATM OCN 100 Summer F. MODELS in METEOROLOGY u What is a model? –A representation of reality u Types of Models – Physical – Graphical – Numerical – Conceptual u Role of Models in Meteorology

ATM OCN 100 Summer G. BRIEF HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY See Appendix I I pg Moran (2002) u Ancient - Weather Lore u Classic Greek Meteorology – Aristotle (350 B.C.) u Renaissance Meteorology u Meteorology in the Scientific & Industrial Revolutions u Organized weather observations u Our concept of storms u New tools & models