MEA 714: Atmospheric Convection

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What is covered in this course:   The dynamics, microphysics, theory, observations, and modeling of: laboratory and real-world thermals and plumes; drizzling stratocumuli; cumuli; cumulonimbi; severe convective storms; mesoscale convective systems; orogenic convection and precipitation; and, tropical convection.

Fall semester, 2008

Professors: Dr. Matthew Parker, 5149 Jordan Hall, mdparker@ncsu.edu, office hours: TBA
Dr. Sandra Yuter, 5145 Jordan Hall, seyuter@ncsu.edu, office hours: TBA

This class is scheduled to meet in Jordan Hall 1109
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-4:15 PM

recommended texts
Severe Convective Storms (AMS Monograph Ed. by C. Doswell)
Cloud Dynamics (by R. Houze)

Course announcements

8/13: We will do some thinking and learning on the first day of class, so please show up prepared.
8/13: Students should be aware that they will need to pay for the cost of printing a poster for the class project, near the end of the semester. Approximate cost will be $20-30 per student.
8/18: Introductory readings for the first class are now available (links below). Students should read section 1.1 of Doswell's Ch. 1 as well as Yuter's radar article from Encyc. Atmos. Sci. before our first class meeting, if possible.

Course handouts and other documents in PDF format

Link to Powerpoint files from class (through WebCT Vista server)
Course overview and policies (last updated 8/11/08)
Tentative course outline (last updated 8/12/08)
Tentative schedule of reading assignments (last updated 8/27/08)
Handout to accompany the dynamics review lecture

Links to non-AMS assigned readings

link to Yuter's article on Radar from Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Sciences (should be accessible from NCSU addresses)
link to Blyth et al. (2005, QJRMS) (should be accessible from NCSU addresses)
link to Bluestein (2007, Rep. Prog. Phys.) (should be accessible from NCSU addresses)
link to Houze (2004, Rev. Geophys.)
link to Rotunno and Houze (2007, QJRMS)
link to IPCC 2007 report
If a non-AMS paper isn't linked above, follow this link to password protected articles for MEA714