ATM 111/111L
Weather Analysis and Prediction -- Course Administration Issues
Page Last modified: 29 January 2019
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Course Goals:
- to gain deeper understanding of midlatitude weather systems
- to learn about forecast models
- to develop some forecasting skill
Personnel:
Instructor: Prof. R. Grotjahn
rm 231 Hoagland Hall,    
Phone: 752-2246,    
E-mail: grotjahn'at'ucdavis.edu
Reader or Teaching assistant:
Hrag Najarian
rm 151? Hoagland,    
Phone: ,    
E-mail: hnajarian 'at' ucdavis.edu
Meetings:
Course meeting times & location:
- lecture (ATM 111): 11:00a-12:20 pm T,Th; rm 124 Hoagland Hall
- lab (ATM 111L): 2:10-5:00 pm T,Th; rm 124 Hoagland Hall
office hours:
- TBA (for R.G.)
- TBA (for T.A.)
- No set times due to small enrollment. Please make an
appointment -- you can do that via email or in person. You could try
spontaneously dropping by my (R.G.'s) office, but I may not be able to
spend much time with you due to other commitments. (.)
- IMPORTANT: Please avoid the hour before lecture!
(I need that time to review my presentation.)
Printed Materials:
Text used: Mid-latitude Weather Systems by T.N. Carlson required
Photocopied materials (cover pages and tables of content only are linked below):
Grading Policies
For ATM 111:
grading: Letter grade (on a curve) proportioned on this basis:
20%       quizzes (roughly 2 weeks interval)
40%       final exam
40%       lab exercises/ "homework"
For ATM 111L:
grading: P/NP grade proportioned on this basis (>65% is passing):
90%       lab projects
10%       oral map discussions
** NOTE: the exams and the lab excercises are all to be done on an individual basis. The
instructors will work with you on your map discussions and you are encouraged to
coordinate your map discussion with the other student speaking the same day as you.