You may bring notes written on an 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper (you may use both sides). You may bring a dumb calculator.
NO INTERNET ACCESS
Understand f(x,y); be able to draw the line graph where x or y is fixed.
Know the rules of contoring
Be able to draw correct contours from gridded or station data
Be able to identify incorrect contours
Be able to identify lows, highs, troughs, and ridges
Be able to correctly draw the gradient on a contour plot
Know how to read the upper air station model
Know the common units for a variable.
Ex: Variable is temperature. Common units are °F, °C, and K.
Ex: Variable is pressure. Common units are Pa, hPa, mb, inches Hg, psi.
Ex: Units are kg/m3. Variable is density.
Know the SI units: meter, kg, sec, K, N (Newton), Pa (Pascal), etc.
Be able to convert from "metar" winds to u and v components of wind.
(Know the difference between "weather" and "math" wind direction.)
Given the wind direction, be able to determine the direction of the
Coriolis force.
Ex: Wind is blowing towards the NE. In the northern hemisphere,
the Coriolis force
acting on that wind will be towards the SE -- to the right.
Ex: The "math" wind direction is 330 degrees (wind towards the
ESE, from the WNW). The Coriolis force
is towards 240 degrees, SSW (subtract 90 degrees).
Ex: The "weather" wind direction is 100 degrees. This gives
a math wind direction of: 270-100 = 170 degrees.
This is a wind blowing towards the west -- just a bit north of due west.
The direction of the Coriolis force is 80 degrees (170-90).
On a contour map of geopotential heights, Be able to correctly draw arrows showing the direction of the gradient, the direction of the Coriolis force, and the direction of the geostrophic wind.
On a map showing contour lines of temperature and streamlines of wind, be able to locate areas of CAA (Cold Air Advection) and WAA (Warm Air Advection)
Be able to do vorticity/divergence problems of the type handed out and discussed in class.
On a map showing contour lines of 500mb geopotential height, and assuming geostrophic winds, be able to identify the regions of maximum shear vorticity and maximum curvature vorticity, and areas where the relative vorticity is greatest (shear plus curvature).