Special Studies in
Meteorology AtSc 494 Spring 2026 (Class Number 23593)
Overview
The syllabus describes the requirements and procedures for Applied
Weather Modification (AtSc 252) 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. The black board site will be used
for taking quizzes, exams, and for grade book; while, the Class
Website will be used to distribute link, videos and class session
recorded via zoom.
Meeting Information
Class Meeting Time: Thursday 5:30-6:20 or Friday
10:10-11:00
Class Meeting Location: Clifford Hall 470/430
Class Links
Class Syllabus
Blackboard
Site (ATSC494: Special Studies in Meteorology - Data
Skills Pathway - - Sp26)
Data
Skills Pathway Wiki Site
Workshop
Web Sites
Plotting and Programming in Python Workshops (Carpentry)
Weather Links
Atmospheric
Observations
Meteorological
Observational Trailer (MetTrailer)
2026
Schedule
January
29, Thursday /
January 30,
Friday (Shawn)
Discussion:
Introductions
[odp,
pdf]
Discussion:
Computer
Accounts
(Littlestorm
SSH/Putty)
Discussion:
Projects [html]
February 5,
Thursday /
February 6,
Friday (David
and Shawn)
Discussion:
Complete 2026
Undergraduate
Research &
Scholarly
Activity
Celebration-Student
Call for
Participation
[html].
Students may
take part in
one of the
following
roles:
-
Early
Researcher
Student
Ambassador –
Just getting
started and
ready to share
how they began
-
Developing
Scholar
Student
Ambassador –
Actively
building
skills or
making
progress
-
Completed
Project
Presenter –
Ready to share
final results
Note:
The first two
roles lead
corresponding
conversation
areas; one
focused on
getting
started and
the other on
developing
early skills.
In these
spaces,
students
engage
visitors,
answer
questions, and
encourage
peers to
explore
research.
These are also
the two spaces
where faculty
may join to
support
conversations
(see Faculty
Participation
below). The
third role is
for students
presenting
completed
projects in
the
traditional
research
showcase.
Faculty may
support their
own students
in this space
as they
typically
would at any
showcase.
Assignment:
Try to connect
to Littlestorm
Jupyter Hub
(Use
Littlestorm ID
to Login).
Assignment:
Connect to
Littlestorm
and copy
/nas/Data
directory to
your home
directory.
February
12, Thursday /
February 13,
Friday (David
and Shawn)
Discussion:
Projects
[html]
Programming:
Plotting and
Programming in
Python
[Running and
Quitting
(ipynb);
Variables and
Assignments
(ipynb); and
Data Types and
Type
Conversion
(ipynb)]
February
19, Thursday
(Shawn,
Founders Day)
/ February 20,
Friday (David
and Shawn)
Observations
from the
recent storm.
Using tmux
and X-11
forwarding to
Littlestorm.
Editing VNC
Atmos Wiki
Pages
David
Delene's Home Page