LFU:online

Be able to diagnose, understand and forecast processes that create weather events on planetary to frontal scales.

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• Manually analyzing the current state of the atmosphere
• Quasi-equilibrium conditions in the atmosphere
• Conceptual models of large scael developments in the lower atmosphere
• Knowing how the weather is now and forecasting how it will be in the future

blended learning: (1) screencasts and slides for study at students' discretion combined with immediated feedback on learning outcome via dynamically-produced online problems sets

(2) hands-on analyses and exercises and discussions of material onsite and onlinel

Course slides can be supplemented with:

Bott, Andreas (2012). Synoptische Meteorologie. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p. 485. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-25122-1.
excellent, in-depth – intermediate level- German language; optional background material for class.

Markowski, Paul and Yvette Richardson (2010). Mesoscale meteorology in midlatitudes. Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9780470682104.
university library also has e-book; nice quick introduction to kinematics and dynamics; great for smaller scale dynamics (WAF2) ;you’ll read parts for class.

Martin, Jonathan E (2006). Mid-latitude atmospheric dynamics: A first course. John Wiley & Sons.
excellent chapter on potential vorticity.

Owens, Robert G and Tim D Hewson (2018). User guide to ECMWF forecast products. Tech. rep. ECMWF. doi:10.21957/m1cs7h.
excellent guide to forecast products from numerical weather prediction: application and background; for our course: ensemble forecasts.

Stull, Roland B (2000). Meteorology for Scientists and Engineers. 2nd Edition. Cengage Learning Services.
introductory with very instructive examples; covers all aspects of meteorology; optional background material for class.