Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SIO 20 "The Atmosphere"

Course Information for 2009 Winter Quarter

• Instructors and Office Hours
• Map UCSD and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Course Syllabus Reading using 9th Edition of text and Reading using 8th Edition of text
• Grading
• Text:
  • Meteorology Today, 9th Edition by C. Donald Ahrens
    
  • Available at UCSD Bookstore
  • Entire book or individual chapters available directly from Publisher at a discount here

Review Sessions

• Review Session 1: Tuesday, January 20 from 6:30-8:00pm in CSB 001
• Review Session 2: Thursday, January 29 from 6:30-8:00pm in Peterson 104
• Review Session 3: Monday, February 2 from 6:30-8:00pm in Peterson 104
• Review Session 4: Thursday, February 19 from 6:30-8:00pm in Peterson 104
• Review Session 5: Thursday, February 26 from 6:30-8:00pm in Peterson 104
• Review Session 6: Thursday, March 5 from 6:30-8:00pm in Peterson 104
• Review Session 7: Monday, March 16 from 8:00-9:30pm in Center 113

Problem Sets

• Problem Set #1 (Due Wednesday, January 21, 2009) /Assignment/ Solutions/
• Problem Set #2 (Due Friday, January 30, 2009) /Assignment/ Solutions/
• Problem Set #3 (Due Friday, February 20, 2009) /Assignment/ Solutions/
• Problem Set #4 (Due Friday, March 6, 2009) /Assignment/ Solutions/

Exams

• All exams are closed-book, closed-note with no calculator, PDAs, cell phones, iPods, etc....
• No scantrons or bluebooks are necessary
• Midterm Exam #1: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Will cover material presented in lecture from chapters 1-7 in the text.
• Practice Midterm #1 Solutions
  
• Midterm 1 Solutions: Solutions (PDF)
• Midterm 1 Score Distribution
• Midterm Exam #2: Friday, February 27, 2009
• Will cover material presented in lecture from chapters 19, 8, 9, and 10 in the text, including the material presented on El Nino.
  
• Practice Midterm #2 Solutions
• Midterm 2 Solutions: Solutions (PDF)
• Final Exam: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (3:00-6:00pm)
  
  • Final will cover material from entire course
  • Material since last midterm will be weighted a little heavier than earlier material
  • A list of the main concepts can be found here to use as a study guide

Powerpoint slides shown in class

• Ozone Layer
• Sun and Earth Radiation Emission
• Greenhouse Effect and the Seasonal Cycle (PDF)
• Daily Temperature Cycle (PDF)
• Atmospheric Humidity (PDF)
• Atmospheric Stability (PDF)
• Atmospheric Stability 2 (PDF)
• Atmospheric Optics (PDF)
• Forces and Geostrophic Wind (PDF)
• Wind System Size and Time Scales (PDF)
• Sea Breeze Circulation (PDF)
• 3-Cell General Circulation Model (PDF)
• Divergence in Westerly Waves and Jet Streaks (PDF)
• El Nino (PDF)
• Thunderstorms (PDF)
• Hurricanes (PDF)
• Pollution (PDF)
• Climate Change
• Numerical Modeling

Other Interesting Sites

• Satellite Images
• NOAA Satellite Image Library
• GOES-WEST Visible Image
• GOES-WEST Infrared Image
• Summary of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
• Good summary and discussion of 1997-98 El Nino
• El Nino and La Nina
• Another summary of La Nina - Canadian perspective
• Cloud Atlas
• Cloud Catalog
• SIO Weather Page
• SIO Surf and Weather Links
• Views of Earth (including clouds) and other planets
• Green Flashes
• Links to Info on Atmospheric Optics