171B including Wx Briefing
Spring 2004
W 1500 - 1550
*
F 1200 – 1450 (may be changed)
MWTh 1400 – 1450 *
Website: http://130.65.97.134/met171/bookmark.htm
Prof. Doug Sinton
Office: DH 619 sinton@met.sjsu.edu
Phone: 924-5181
Office Hrs: T 1215 – 1500
W 1245 - 1500 and by appointment
Course Description
Meteorology 171B is a continuation of Meteorology 171A. The first part of the course will be spent finishing the structure of mid-latitude weather systems that was started in
171A. Most of the course concentration will be on the understanding of the behavior of mid-latitude weather systems. Developmental processes will be considered in detail.
Special emphasis is placed on analysis techniques consistent with the hydrostatic and geostrophic nature of the atmosphere.
Reference Texts
Aviation Weather Services: FAA MANUAL AC0045 (latest edition) FAA
Ray, P. (Ed.) Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting, AMS, 1986 (Purchase through
Department office) RAY
NWA, Meteorological Monographs (Vols. 1-3) Satellite Imagery Interpretation for
Forecasters, Dec, 1986 (Purchase through Department office) SAT
Palmen, E., and C. Newton, 1969: Atmospheric Circulation Systems, Academic Press.
(out of print) PN
Petterssen, S., 1956: Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Volume I and II, McGraw-Hill.
(out of print) PET
Reiter, E., 1963: Jet Stream Meteorology, University of Chicago Press. JSM
Saucier, W., 1955: Principles of Meteorological Analysis, University of Chicago Press S
Riegel, C., Dynamics and Thermodynamics, 121A,B, 124-5 Class Notes. DAT
Each student should possess all Met 61 handouts (codes, communications, Skew-T, etc.) and the Metr. 121A,B, etc., texts for ready reference. Articles and other required reading will be distributed.

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Meteorology 171B
CN Class Notes
WEEK LECTURE/LABORATORY TOPICS READING
1
2
3
4
5-6
7-8
Isentropic Analysis
Tropopause Folds
Pressure Tendency
Atmospheric Tides
Divergence and Vertical Motion
Vorticity Analysis
(CN)
(CN)
(CN)
(CN)
(CN)
(CN)
EXAM I
9-11
12-13
Development of Extratropical Cyclones
Severe Weather and Extratropical Cyclones
(CN)
(CN)
EXAM II
14-15 Numerical Modelling (CN)
EXAMINATIONS
EXAM I
EXAM II
FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM
Friday, March 26
Friday, April 30
Friday, May 14

Wx Briefing*
(33.3%)
Meteorology 171B (66.6%)
Grading (%)
Exam 1
Exam 2
Final
Lab Exercises
Wx Briefing*
16.67 All exams will cover laboratory, and lecture material
11.11
5.55
33.33
33.33
Lecture
NORMAL WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Laboratory (tentative time)
W
F
1500 - 1550
1200 - 1450
Wx Briefing* MWTh 1400 - 1450
Laboratory Exercises
All exercises are due by the Monday following the lab period when the exercise is assigned. Late exercises are not acceptable (better incomplete than late).