The ATMO 203 Class Page


Instructor and Course Information:

Larry Hopper
Office: O&M 1011
Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00 pm (also by scheduled appointment)

Fall 2008 Syllabus
Fall 2008 Course Schedule
Section 501: Monday & Wednesday, 10:20-11:10 a.m. (O&M 1201)
Section 502: Monday & Wednesday, 11:30-12:20 p.m (O&M 1107)
Section 503: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:50-10:40 a.m (O&M 1201)


Annoucements:
Stormfest, the first official event for the Texas Aggie Storm Chasers (TASC), will be held at Hensel Park on Sunday, September 7th.
Everyone will meet at the O&M Building at 4pm and then head on over to Hensel Park for the picnic for food and fellowship.
I have postponed the due date for Lab 1 because of our discussions of Gustav. Lab 1 is now due on September 8th for Sections 501/502 and September 9th for Section 503.
Quiz 1 will be given during class on September 3rd/4th. You will be quizzed over the locations of U.S. States and all content we have covered through Mon/Tues (including Hurricane Gustav).

Current Forecasting City and Data Page:
Jacksonville, FL (JAX) from September 29th-October 9th (link not updated yet)
Forecasts are due on Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs. for the following day by 7pm local time (0000 UTC).
The forecasting journal for Jacksonville, FL is due on October 13th (for Sect. 501/502) or October 14th (for Sect. 503).


       

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Real-Time weather and model data page provided by NCAR
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