METR 361
Weather Analysis and Forecasting II
Spring 2016
 
SUNY-Oneonta
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. Jerome Blechman
                                                         

Syllabus

State Abbreviations for Forecasting

Fall 2015 METR 360 page
 

Blechman Finals Week Schedule

 

May 4
May 5 May 6 May 9 May 10
Study Day METR 361 Exam
(8-10:30)
METR 212 Exam
(8-10:30)
I have meetings all day Office 10-11 Grading Office 10-12
GEOL 398 11:30-1
Office 1-3 Office 1-3

 


Spring 2016 exams


Exam 1

Exam 2

Final Exam

Sample Exams

Spring 2015 Exam 1

Spring 2015 Exam 2

Spring 2015 Final Exam





Lecture supplements


Lake Effect

PowerPoint lectures

Colorado Storms

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

The Colorado Blizzard of December 24, 1982

Surface Loop

15Z Surface 

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

Atlantic article: What Makes a Blizzard 'Textbook'?


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
Lab 3 "Instant" Case Studies
Lab 5 Case Study Planning


BUFKIT
BUFKIT lab  Download BUFKIT installation file KJFK obs
KJFK profile KGFK profile EON profile
PSU Bufkit data page (download profiles for stations here)


TV template (2016)

Index Lab

Composite Chart Lab



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