| Topic | Activities & Assignments | Learning Goals. By the end of this section, you will be able to ... |
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| Intro | Start reviewing the topics below and answering the assignment questions in class as Lab work, and finish at home as homework. Submit via Canvas within a week after today. |
Focus your studies of the topics below in order to answer the attached Lab/Homework questions. |
| NWP Fundamentals | See mc09.1 . | List all the steps in typical NWP. Explain the pros and cons NWP compared to forecasts made by humans. |
| Data Assimilation | See Stull 2018, Practical Meteorology, Chapter 20, section 20.5.2 (p765 - 768). | Explain the role of data assimilation, and how it converts irregularly spaced weather observations into a regular gridded analysis. List two methods for doing data assimilation. |
| NWP Models | In-class activity: Compile a list of operational NWP models that are easily accessible via apps that access the internet. | Select the one or two NWP models that you trust the most, and which provide the forecast products that you want to make fire-weather forecasts. |
| Weather Briefing | Short (10 minute) weather briefing on Vancouver weather by a student team. Utilize the weather-briefing "cookbook" to select which images and movies to show. | Give a well structured weather briefing using appropriate maps and graphs, and finishing within the alotted time. Gain experience in public speaking and working as a team. Strengthen your understanding of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics. Strengthen your ability to form a 3-D picture of the weather in your mind. Utilize appropriate terminology and jargon. |
| Forecast Challenge Tutorial | Observe Lynn Engel as she accesses NWP models, observations, satellite and radar images, and other data to make a point forecast of temperature, precipitation, winds, and humidity. | Make your own fire weather forecast using NWP and other data available via the internet. |
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