1.
Weather Observations
Review of observational platforms used
in synoptic and mesoscale analysis
2.
Review of the Basics
Geostrophic, gradient, and ageostrophic wind
relationships and their application to synoptic analysis.
Thickness and thermal wind. Hypsometric formula.
3.
Weather Satellites and their Imagery
Hardware description. Basic concepts.
Interpretation of visible, infrared, microwave, and
moisture imagery.
4.
Weather Radar and Its Interpretation
History of
weather radar. Modern radar
technology. Doppler and dual-polarization
interpretation.
5. Basic
Conceptional Understanding of Fronts and Cyclones
Norwegian Cyclone Model, including 3D evolution. Fronts
and frontogenesis. Upper-level frontal origins
and evolution. Jet
streams.
6.
Modern Ideas on Synoptic Structure and Evolution
Variations of synoptic evolution between land and water.
Shapiro/Keyser model. Three-dimensional airflow in
cyclones. Numerical simulations
of cyclone/frontal
evolution. Atmospheric rivers.
7. Introduction
to Numerical Weather Prediction and Forecasting
Major steps in weather prediction. Numerical weather
prediction and models. Forecast
postprocessing. AI weather prediction. Accessing
weather information.
8. Tropical
Meteorology
Basic characteristics and comparison to midlatitudes.
Easterly waves and tropical storms. Monsoons.
Streamline and isotach
analyses.