Independent Study: Field
Projects - Aircraft-based Physical Meteorology Observations AtSc
594 Spring 2024
Overview and Objectives
The syllabus provides details on class material and procedures for
Field Projects - Aircraft-based Physical Meteorology Observations
(AtSc 594) class. The class can count as Physical Meteorology
cluster; however, a waiver form may be necessary to get signed. The
class provides a comprehensive introduction to concepts of physical
meteorology observations, with a specific focus on aircraft-based
measurements of micro-physical properties in convective storms.
Topics include the development of a science plan, development of an
operations plan, documentation of aircraft instrumentation
configuration, data quality control, operations planning, aircraft
flight planning, and review of research flights. The class provides
students exposure to the practical aspects of conducting field
projects in the atmospheric sciences, including, care and use of
instruments and equipment, identification of convective cloud
sampling opportunities, and methods of obtaining airborne
observations.
Class Links
Syllabus [doc, pdf]
Zoom
Link
Invited: Valeria Garcia, Christian Nairy, Lynnlee Rosolino, James
Klinman, Marwa Majdi, Andrea Neumann-Skow, Andrew Detwiler
Optical Array Probe (OAP) Software
Inter-comparison Project
Oscilloscope
and Cloud Droplet Probe
Topics
- Research Ideas/Teams
- Science Plan
- Project Budgets
- Considerations
- Funding Sources
- Operations Plan
- Observational System
(Aircraft) Configuration Document
- Field Catalogs
- Publications
2024 Schedule (Clifford Hall 430 11:00 - 12:15,
https://und.zoom.us/j/93337125720)
2024/01/09,
Tuesday 11 am
Central United
States Time [Recording,
Audio Only]
Introduction
and Class
Syllabus [doc, pdf]
Field Catalogs
(Old Site - https://catalog.atmos.und.edu:
New Site
(Matthew
Hillestad) -
http://staging.aero.und.edu:53028/)
2024/01/11,
Thursday 11 am
Central United
States Time [Recording,
Audio Only]
Quiz
- ADPAA Paper
Email
me your final
quiz score
from the quiz
link to the
left before
class on
Tuesday
January 16.
Quiz is
limited to 3
minutes, 10
questions.
Took me 2 mins
and 16 second
(100 % score).
Delene, D. J.,
Airborne Data
Processing and
Analysis
Software
Package, Earth
Science
Informatics,
4(1), 29-44,
2011,
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12145-010-0061-4,
DOI:
10.1007/s12145-010-0061-4.
(Abstract,
Manuscript, PDF, SharedIt)
Reviewed Using
New Saudi
Arabia field
Catalog.
2024/01/16,
Tuesday 11 am
[Recording]
Presentation:
ADPAA (odt, pdf)
Saudi Science
Plan (docx, pdf)
Data
Processing (odt, pdf)
Take
the Quiz (Proprofs
- Data
Processing)
2024/01/23,
Tuesday 11 am
[Recording]
Following the
Saudi Science
Plan - AMS
Poster Review
[odp,
pdf]
2024/01/25,
Thursday 11 am
[Recording]
Following the
Saudi Science
Plan - AMS
Poster Review
2024/01/30,
Tuesday - No
Class
American
Meteorological
Society Annual
Meeting
2024/02/01, Thursday
- No Class
American
Meteorological
Society Annual
Meeting
2024/02/06,
Tuesday 11 am
[Recording]
Assignment -
Read Article
Guide(odt, pdf)
Take
the Quiz (Proprofs)
and send score
via email.
Discussion:
Components of
a Science Plan
or Project
Proposal
Assignment -
Review Saudi
Science Plan,
see [docx,
pdf],
Due Thursday
February 15.