Special Studies in Meteorology AtSc 494 Fall 2026 (Class Number 25826)

Overview
The syllabus describes the requirements and procedures for Special Studies in Meteorology (AtSc494) class. Students are responsible for knowing class syllabus material; hence, please read the syllabus carefully. Any changes will be announced through email to your University of North Dakota (UND) Blackboard site and via email. Students are responsible for keeping up to date with class material. Continued enrollment in the course is your implicit agreement to abide by the class requirements.

Meeting Information
Class Meeting Time: Thursday 5:30-6:20
Class Meeting Location: Zoom ID 975 8191 2873

Class Links
Blackboard Site (ATSC494: Special Studies in Meteorology - Data Skills Pathway - - Sp26)
Data Skills Pathway Wiki Site
Workshop Web Sites

Aircraft Jupyter Hub (Use University ID to Login, for example ID - david.delene)
Plotting and Programming in Python Workshops (Carpentry)

Weather Links
Atmospheric Observations
Meteorological Observational Trailer (MetTrailer)

2026 Schedule
September 2, Thursday
    Discussion: Introductions [odp, pdf]
    Discussion: Computer Accounts (Littlestorm SSH/Putty)
    Discussion: Projects [html]
September 9, Thursday


September 17, Thursday [Zoom Video]
  Reviewed Student Project Progress
     Emily Morgan - Issue of space debrief. EGU Spring - Break Search the EGU26 site. EMPR2.6.
     Jacob - Automotive System, Pressure adjustment of car ties. Gaming, look for the data to analyze.
     Justin - Shawn, reviewed over the visibility, bad data elements.  Have back data, Mark NaN.
     Sam - Looked at Voltatude.  IMU
     Ivana - I did send out email to Rush. Looking at Website. I have another UAS project idea if necessary.
     Sophia - Look at trends over time, data over 100 year average.
  Tasks
    Get Students Wiki Page Access
    Update Project Information on Student Wiki Work space.
    Read the expectation Guide.
    Open up the VPN and try to connect to http://aircraft.atmos.und.edu:8000/
September 24, Thursday [Zoom Video]
 
Reviewed Student Project Progress
   Python Programming: Running and Quitting
October 1, Thursday  [Zoom Video]

  Reviewed Student Access and Data Set Issues
  Python Programming: Variables and Assignment
  Python Programming: Data Types and Type Conversion

October 8, Thursday
[Zoom Video]

  Reviewed Student Project Progress 
  Python Programming: Built-in Functions and Help

October 15, Thursday [Zoom Video]
  Note:  Put in a request to open port 8000 on Aircraft so can access without VPN.
  Reviewed Student Project Progress (Get Data Files, Read Data Files and Plot x/y Data.)
  Python Programming:   Reading Tabular Data into DataFrames


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