Each project includes both in-lab tank experiments ("Fluids lab") and real-time meteorological observations ("Synoptic lab"). At the beginning of the term, students participate in a series of workshops focused on writing and presenting their project reports.
SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction to class | |
Project 1: Mass and wind | ||
2 | Introduction to project 1 | |
3 | Project 1: fluids lab | |
4 | Project 1: fluids lab (cont.) | |
5 | Project 1: synoptic lab | Oral presentation workshop |
6 | Project 1: synoptic lab (cont.) | Writing workshop |
7 | Project 1: oral presentations | |
Project 2: Fronts | ||
8 | Introduction of project 2 | |
9 | Project 2: fluids lab | Project 1 report: 1st draft due |
10 | Project 2: fluids lab (cont.) |
Project 1 draft returned with comments Writing workshop |
11 | Project 2: synoptic lab | |
12 | Project 2: synoptic lab (cont.) | Project 1 revision due |
13 | Project 2: oral presentations | |
Project 3: Convection | ||
14 | Introduction of project 3: convection | |
15 | Project 3: fluids lab | Project 2 report: 1st draft due |
16 | Project 3: fluids lab (cont.) | Project 2 draft returned with comments |
17 | Project 3: synoptic lab | |
18 | Project 3: synoptic lab (cont.) | Project 2 revision due |
19 | Project 3: oral presentations | |
Project 4: General circulation | ||
20 | Introduction of project 4: general circulation and climate | Project 3 report: 1st draft due |
21 | Project 4: synoptic lab | Project 3 draft returned with comments |
22 | Project 4: synoptic lab (cont.) | |
23 | Project 4: fluids lab | Project 3 revision due |
24 | Project 4: fluids lab (cont.) | |
25 | Project 4: oral presentations | |
26 | No class or lab | Project 3 report: 1st draft due |
27 | No class or lab | |
28 | No class or lab | All final revisions due |