METR 361
Weather Analysis and Forecasting II
Spring 2015
 
SUNY-Oneonta
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. Jerome Blechman
                                                         

Syllabus

State Abbreviations for Forecasting

Severe thunderstorm forecasting spreadsheet


Spring 2015 exams
Exam 1

Exam 2

Final Exam

Dr. Blechman's office hour schedule for May 5-8

Sample Exams

Spring 2014 Exam 1
Spring 2014 Exam 2
Spring 2014 Final Exam





Lecture supplements


Jets

Powerpoint (from last semester)

Colorado Storms

 The Colorado Storm of December 20-22, 2006 (PowerPoint)

The Colorado Blizzard of December 24, 1982

Surface Loop

12Z Surface will be added later

Satellite Loop

500 mb map

850 mb map

300 mb map

500 mb map

Summary (html)

500 mb Absolute Vorticity

200 mb map     300 mb map


Radar Loop

MSLP analysis for 00Z Dec 20


 

Nor'easters

Christmas Day 2002 Snowstorm

January 17, 2010  Case Study example


Alberta Clippers

Journal Paper by Thomas and Martin (pdf)


Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)

PowerPoint Lectures

NWS link     

Severe Thunderstorms

Severe Thunderstorm and tornado forecasting PowerPoint

Hail Powerpoint

Downburst Powerpoint

SPC summary explanation of parameters page

Summary Powerpoint

   

Maddox and Doswell, 1982 (12th Conference on Severe Local Storms)



Summer Synoptics

The flood of 2006 (PowerPoint)


Modeling

PowerPoint Lectures



Labs


Surface Analysis (Lab 2) assignment
Surface Analysis (Lab 2) map

BUFKIT
BUFKIT lab (html with links) Download BUFKIT installation file KJFK observations
KJFK profile KGFK profile EON profile

  BUFKIT folder


TV template (2015)

David Kelly Ryan Chris
Kelley Shannon Yasuhiro Cassidy



Internship application (from the Office of the Registrar)

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