Review for Geography 351 Final Exam

Same format as first three exams

Material will be on Forecasting, Severe Weather and Tropical Meteorology (chapters 14, 15, 16) with an emphasis on the first two. Emphasis on lecture material but I do want to make sure you read specific material I have listed below

 

WEATHER FORECASTING

 

Pay particular attention to "The Computer and Weather Forecasting: Numerical Weather Prediction"; "Other Forecasting Methods" "Accuracy and Skill in Forecasting"

Fig 14.7

Be able to answer the following questions on page 393 and 394 (or something similar)

Questions for review--4,5,7,11,12,14,
Questions for thought--4,5,

 

THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES

 

397-408; 419-28; 430-31

Figs 15.1; 15.6; 15.10; 15.13; 15.16; 15.17; 15.20; 15.21; 15.30-32; 15.34; 15.38-40

Questions for review page 433 1 thru 6; 9,11,12, 19-21, 23

Questions for thought page 434 2

 

 

HURRICANES--this section will probably account for only 15% of all questions

Read from Anatomy of a Hurricane (pg 438) thru 446 and look at all figures in this section

Questions for review on page 457 4 thru 10