Lectures for MET 102

Lectures are posted to help you study for the midterm and final exams. As you will notice, only a few of the lectures are posted thus far. The lectures will be posted either before or after lecture. Dr. Griswold does not guarantee that all the lectures will be available before class. Sometimes it takes longer to prepare and they are not ready until right before class.

IMPORTANT: Reading through the lectures is NOT the same as ATTENDING CLASS! You MUST attend class to hear the explaination for the slides and the discussion with the students in the class! If you do not attend class you will miss CRITICAL information that will NOT be included on the slides.

 

Lectures by Class

Date Topic Lecture Notes (PPTX) Lecutre Notes (PDF)
8/25/2015
Weather and Climate Intro
8/27/2015
Introduction to the Islands
9/1/2015
Temperature in the Pacific
9/3/2015
Clothing and Fabrics
9/8/2015
Rising Air, Humidity and Clouds
9/10/2015
Pacific Ocean Clouds and Island Effects
9/15/2015
Precipitation Processes and Types
9/17/2015
Precipitation Across the Pacific
9/22/2015
Pressure and Wind Intro
9/24/2015
Globla and Pacific Regional Patterns
9/29/2015
Local Winds
10/1/2015
Hawaiian and Pacific Island Winds
10/6/2015
Ocean Currents and Waves
10/8/2015
Hawaiian and Pacific Island Currents
10/13/2015
REVIEW FOR MIDTERM
10/15/2015
CUMULATIVE MIDTERM EXAM
10/20/2015
Fronts and Mid-Latitude Storm Systems
10/22/2015
Historical Impacts of Pacific Storms
10/27/2015
Thunderstorms in the Pacific
10/29/2015
Tornadoes in the Pacific
11/3/2015
Introduction to Hurricanes
11/5/2015
Case Studies of Hurricanes & Typhoons
11/10/2015
Air Pollution Introduction
11/12/2015
Pacific Air Pollution: Vog, Fires, Nuclear
11/17/2015
Atmospheric Optical Phenomena
11/19/2015
Rainbows, Mirages and Cultural Contexts
11/24/2015
Pacific Island Climate Types
11/26/2015
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
12/1/2015
Climate Change - Pacific Island Vulnerability
12/3/2015
Climate, Agriculture and History
12/8/2015
Sea Level Rise - Impacts and Mitigation
12/10/2015
Last Day of Class - REVIEW FOR FINAL
12/15/2015
FINAL EXAM Noon-2 pm

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming Assignmnets

As the course progresses I'll post a note here when an assignment related to your semester project is about to be due and you can click on the link below to visit the "Assignments" page for more information.
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Midterm & Final

The course only has one exam during the semester and one final. Look here for a note that new information, review sheets or other help has been posted. Click the link to visit the "Exams" page for more informaiton.
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