Nutrition for Young Children: Fruits and Vegetables Group Workshop
This workshop presentation provides detailed information on the benefits of fruits and vegetables for young children, including key nutrients, recommended portions, and communication strategies. Supported by USDA grants, it covers how to communicate nutrition information effectively and offers concrete phrases suitable for children's cognitive development stage. Discover the importance of fruits and vegetables in keeping children healthy and vibrant.
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Atmospheric Sciences 370 Atmospheric Structure and Analysis Winter 2025 Instructors: Cliff Mass (lectures) and Richard Steed (lab)
Major Topics 1. The structure and evolution of synoptic systems such as fronts, jets and cyclones. 2. Important dynamical concepts such as hydrostatics, thermal wind, and vorticity. 3. Basic tools of a synoptic meteorologist such as constant pressure charts, satellite and radar data, and interactive analysis systems. 4. Basics of weather prediction and tropical meteorology
Why these topics are important for all ATMOS tracks/options Meteorology track: this class has essential material and required to be certified as a meteorologist by US government Atms Chem and Air Quality track: Atmospheric chemistry and air quality controlled by the phenomena described in this class Climate Track: Changes in synoptic features are the key communicators of the effects of climate change and in the determination of current climate. Data Science Track: Need to understand the nature of the observations and weather features one is analyzing.
1. Weather Observations Lectures: Review of observational platforms used in synoptic and mesoscale analysis. Labs: Access, display, and interpretation of surface, upper air, and satellite observations 2. Introduction to Weather Satellites and their Imagery Lectures: Hardware description. Basic concepts. Interpretation of visible, infrared, microwave, and moisture imagery. Labs:Analysis of satellite imagery. 3. Introduction to Weather Radar and Its Interpretation Lectures: History of weather radar. Modern radar technology. Doppler and dual-polarization interpretation. Labs: Weather radar interpretation exercises. 4. Basic Conceptional Understanding of Fronts and Cyclones Lectures: Norwegian Cyclone Model, including 3D evolution. Fronts and frontogenesis. Upper-level frontal origins and evolution. Jet streams. Labs: Upper air analyses. Frontal and surface analysis. Cross-sectional analyses.
5. Modern Ideas on Synoptic Structure and Evolution Lectures: Variations of synoptic evolution between land and water. Shapiro/Keyser model. Three-dimensional airflow in cyclones. Numerical simulations of cyclone/frontal evolution. Vorticity and potential vorticity viewpoints, potential vorticity and PV thinking. Labs: Analysis of three-dimensional structures and trajectory analyses using model data. 6. Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction and Forecasting Lectures: Major steps in weather prediction. Numerical weather prediction and models. Forecast postprocessing. AI weather prediction. Accessing weather information. Labs: Comparisons of weather prediction model forecasts. Forecast exercises. 7. The Synoptic Meteorology of Extreme Weather Lectures: Heatwaves and cold waves, atmospheric rivers and extreme precipitation, organized convection, air quality degradation. 8. Tropical Meteorology Lectures: Basic characteristics and comparison to midlatitudes. Easterly waves and tropical storms. Streamline and isotach analyses Labs: Satellite interpretation in the tropics. Tropical analyses.
The Details Class Times: MW, 1:30-4:20 PM; F 1:30-3:20 PM. Generally: first hour lecture, second and third hours lab. Weather discussions in both Office Hours: Flexible. Email to set up a time. In person, zoom session, or phone. Textbook: Portions of Atmospheric Sciences: An Introductory Survey, by J.M. Wallace and P.V. Hobbs (Academic Press, 2006), COMET METED online modules, and supplementary handouts. Grading: Midterm exam 25%; laboratory work 30%; homework 20%, final exam 25%
Details 5-10 minutes of break time between lecture and lab Labs include BOTH hand analysis and computer-based activities Equipment needed: number two black pencils and an eraser. Red, blue, and purple pencils. Mechanical pencils don t work. Homework every other week to provide more practice with concepts.
Two Online Locations for Class Class website, which included powerpoints used in class: https://a.atmos.washington.edu/~cliff/370.html Canvas website: includes assignments, grades, and more. https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1785572
Electronics in class Playing with smartphones or non-class laptop activity will cripple your learning and disturb other students. Students using electronic for non-class applications (e.g., taking notes), will be asked to exit the class and complete such activity outside the classroom.
