Geography 406 - Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology

Assigned Readings and Website Sources:

• American Pioneers in Meteorology
• L.F. Richardson's Forecast Factory
• More on L.F. Richardson
• Signal Service and Cleveland Abbe
• On the Structure of Moving Cyclones - Bjerknes
• Norwegian Cyclone Model
• Bergeron Air Mass Analysis
• Air Masses in Motion
• History of Jet Stream Development
• Evolution and Dissipation of Pressure Systems
• Jet Stream Analysis
• Temperature Forecasting
• More Temperature Forecasting
• Improving Temperature Forecasting - Pay Special Attention to MOS and Parts 1-3
• Hints on Temperature Forecasting
• More Hints on Temperature Forecasting
• Cloud Forecasting
• Solar Forecasting
• Solar Radiation Facts
• Ultraviolet Radiation
• UV Index
• Jule Charney Bio
• Jule Charney's Influence on Meteorology
• Intensification of Low Pressure Systems - Hints 3,13,14,18,19,26,100,96,132,188,195,217,256,338
• Information on Jet Streaks - Slides 2,5,10,13,17,20,21***,22
• Model Biases
• NCEP RUC Model
• UCAR RUC Model
• ACM RUC Model
• Hydrostatic Equation
• Isopleths
• Short Range Winter Precip Forecasting
• General Winter Weather Forecasting
• Edward Lorenz
• Intro to Chaos Theory
• Clipper Events
• Thickness Criteria
• Winter Forecast Checklist
• More On Thickness
• Precip Applet
• Skew-T - Unisys Review
• Sounding Types - Please see Snow, Lake Effect, Sleet and Freezing Rain
• Skew-T Freezing Levels
• Synoptic Scale QPF Forecasting
• Heavy Rain Forecasting
• Review of Precip Types
• Low QPF and POP in Models