Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SIO 20 "The Atmosphere"
Course Information for 2012 Winter Quarter
Instructors and Office Hours
Map
UCSD and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Course Syllabus
Grading
Text:
Essentials of Meteorology, 6th Edition
by C. Donald Ahrens
Available at UCSD Bookstore
iClickers:
Basic iClicker Information
List of Students not yet Registered
If you see your name on the above list you need to register your iclicker at:
http://www.iclicker.com/registration
. Registration through TED at UCSD will not work for our class.
Review Sessions
Review Session 1: Tuesday, February 7 from 6:30-8:00pm in Pepper Canyon Hall 122
Review Session 2: Thursday, March 1 from 6:30-8:00pm in Cognitive Science Building 002
Review Session 3: Thursday, March 15 from 6:30-8:00pm in Cognitive Science Building 002
Problem Sets
Problem Set #1 (Due Wednesday, January 25, 2012) /
Assignment
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Solutions
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Problem Set #2 (Due Friday, February 3, 2012) /
Assignment
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Solutions
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Problem Set #3 (Due Friday, February 24, 2012) /
Assignment
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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 8, 2012
Will cover material presented in lecture from chapters 1-5 in the text.
Practice Midterm #1
Solutions
Midterm Exam #2: Friday, March 2, 2012
Final Exam: Monday, March 19, 2012 (3:00-6:00pm)
Final will cover material from entire course
Material since the 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
Student Opportunities
UC Education Abroad Program:
Summer 2012 Earth Sciences Course in the UK
Websites for satellite images and other stuff shown in class
Visible Satellite Image
Infrared Satellite Image
Color Satellite Images and Movies
Water Vapor Animations
Powerpoint slides shown in class
01-09-2012 Course Introduction
01-11-2012 Atmospheric Composition
01-13-2012 Atmospheric Structure & Energy
01-18-2012 Heat Transfer in Atmosphere
01-20-2012 Earth's Seasons
01-23-2012 Daily Temperature Cycle & Hydrologic Cycle
01-25-2012 Humidity
01-27-2012 Humidity continued, Fog
01-30-2012 Fog and Clouds
02-01-2012 Atmospheric Stability
02-03-2012 Atmospheric Stability cont'd, Precipitation
02-06-2012 Precipitation cont'd
02-10-2012 Atmospheric Optics
Other Interesting Sites
NOAA Satellite Image Library
Summary of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
El Nino and La Nina
Periodic El Nino/La Nino Updates from NOAA
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Catalog
SIO Pier Water and Weather Conditions from SCCOOS
West Coast Buoy and Wave Model Data from CDIP
National Hurricane Center
National Weather Service, San Diego Office
Views of Earth (including clouds) and other planets
Green Flashes
Links to Info on Atmospheric Optics
Web Stats
Web Stats