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EAS 380 Introduction to Forecasting Home Page

Last updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009 2:41 PM

• Forecasting/Synoptic Handbook

  • Key Reference for EAS 380, 385, 485
  • Including Station Location, Surface and Upper-Air Decoding, and Links to Forecast Sites.
• Forecasting/Synoptic Guide
• Guide to Interpreting Physical Processes on Weather Charts
• EAS 380 Surface Station Model Plotting Guide
• EAS 380 Upper Air Decoding Guide
• EAS 380 Upper Air Station Model Plotting Guide
• Complete Minnesota Station Identifier Map

Class Content

• Introduction to Upper Air Charts
• Ideas for Forecasting High and Low Temperatures
• Decoding METAR Practice
• Forecasting Precipitation

Assignments

• Ongoing Assignment All Semester

  Play the SCSU Forecasting Contest!

  • Fall Semester 2009
    • EAS 380 Students Must Forecast for KSTC
    • EAS 485 Students Must Forecast for KGTF and KSTC
    • First Day to Forecast: Monday, August 24
  • If you've never played the game before, you must sign-in when you log on the first time.
    • Join EASGENERAL class if you're taking EAS 380 or beyond.

  Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009 2:41 PM

• Assignment 1: Minnesota Surface Station Location (due Monday, August 31)
• Assignment 2: Decoding METAR Data (due Thursday, September 3)
• Science Majors
  • Assignment 3: Surface Station Plotting (due Thursday 24-September-2009)
  • Assignment 4: Surface Station Analysis (due Thursday, 8-October-2009)
  • Assignment 5: Surface Station Plotting 2 (due Monday, November 16)
  • Assignment 6: Surface Analysis 2 (due Monday, November 23)
• Teaching Majors
  • Assignment 3: Surface Station Analysis (due Thursday, 8-October-2009)
  • Assignment 4: Current Weather Discussion (Begins Monday, 12-October-2009)
  • Assignment 5: Surface Station Analysis II (due Monday, November 23)
• Exam 2: Monday November 23

Grades

• Grades will be posted using Desire2Learn
• To use Desire2Learn, you must activate your HuskyNet ID

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