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Explorations in Meteorology: A Lab Manual

By Oklahoma Climatological Survey

1st Edition © 2006
Discipline:Earth Sciences
Course:Meteorology
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Developed by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) research and service facility, in concert with the University of Oklahoma, EXPLORATIONS IN METEORLOGY places a strong emphasis on helping students understand weather and climate by using real meteorological data. The activities in this lab manual require that students tap into the OCS archives of meteorological data in order to complete meteorological exercises. Full-color pictures and data graphs, help students visually understand weather and severe weather topics. The lab manual also challenges students by providing optional questions intended for honors students, making this lab manual appropriate for both introductory and honors meteorology courses.

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Developed by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) research and service facility, in concert with the University of Oklahoma, EXPLORATIONS IN METEORLOGY places a strong emphasis on helping students understand weather and climate by using real meteorological data. The activities in this lab manual require that students tap into the OCS archives of meteorological data in order to complete meteorological exercises. Full-color pictures and data graphs, help students visually understand weather and severe weather topics. The lab manual also challenges students by providing optional questions intended for honors students, making this lab manual appropriate for both introductory and honors meteorology courses.

This lab manual is written by scientists at one of the nation's premier climate offices, giving students and professors access to the most current, accurate, and exciting data for meteorological activities.

Activities in this manual have been class tested by students at the University of Oklahoma, one of the nation's leading instructional institutions in meteorological studies.

Students and instructors have access to weather data from a wide variety of meteorological networks in order to complete lab activities.

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Lab 1: North American Geography*Preview this chapter
Lab 2: The Earth-Atmosphere System
Lab 3: Radiation and Energy Transfer
Lab 4: Daily Temperature Cycle
Lab 5: Atmospheric Moisture
Lab 6: Air Masses and Fronts
Lab 7: Surface Map Analysis
Lab 8: Radiosondes and Soundings
Lab 9: Soundings and Stability
Lab 10: Upper-Air Analysis
Lab 11: Thunderstorms and Their Environment
Lab 12: Severe Thunderstorms: A Case Study
Lab 13: Hurricane Tracks and Forecasts
Lab 14: Weather Forecasting: Precipitation Type
Lab 15: Weather Forecasting: Model Output Statistics
Lab 16: Climate Statistics
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