Online Weather Studies Study Guide

Investigations lead students through the analysis and interpretation of real-world weather data Two investigations per textbook chapter, a total of 30 lab-related investigations! Each investigation is continued on the Course Homepage

The Study Guide contains the first part of learning investigations (two per week), which are coordinated with the textbook chapters. Every activity provides a hands-on, lab-type learning experience. The second part of each activity will be accessed via the Course Homepage and involve the analysis and interpretation of current weather data. The study guide also contains textbook chapter review and critical thinking questions.

The Study Guide is packaged with the Online Weather Studies text. All orders for your students' course materials must be placed by your campus bookstore, which will order directly from AMS. Please have your bookstore send a purchase order by fax to 1-800-258-1176 or to AMS Online Weather Studies, 1120 G Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005-3826. For detailed materials information go to Frequently Asked Questions-Textbook Issues.

** If you are a faculty member interested in offering Online Weather Studies, you may request an examination copy of the textbook and study guide. **

Online Weather Studies Study Guide

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Detailed Investigations Listing (You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader)

NOTE: This investigations listing is for Academic Year 2004-05. Investigations are subject to change for Fall 2005.

1A: Air Pressure and Wind (View Investigation 1A)
1B: Surface Air Pressure Patterns (View Investigation 1B)

2A: Surface Weather Maps
2B: The Atmosphere in the Vertical

3A: Weather Satellite Imagery
3B: Sunlight Throughout the Year

4A: Temperature and Temperature Advection
4B: Heating Degree-Days and Wind Chill

5A: Air Pressure Change
5B: Air Pressure in the Vertical

6A: Clouds, Temperature, and Air Pressure
6B: Rising and Sinking Air

7A: Precipitation Patterns
7B: Doppler Radar

8A: Surface Weather Maps and Forces
8B: Upper-Air Weather Maps

9A: Westerlies and the Jet Stream
9B: El Niño

10A: The Midlatitude Cyclone
10B: Cyclone Track Weather

11A: Thunderstorms
11B: Tornadoes

12A: Hurricanes
12B: Hurricane Wind Speeds and Pressure Changes

(Chapters A, B, and C investigations are designed for use at any point during the semester, including the beginning. These floating chapters may be used at the discretion of the instructor to bring the local course and AMS online course schedules into alignment.)

AA: Weather Instruments and Observations
AB: Weather Forecasts

BA: Optical Phenomena
BB: Atmospheric Refraction

CA: Visualizing Climate
CB: Local Climatic Data