AOSC Discussion 0102 & 0103

My Info• Greg Porter

• Email: gporter@atmos.umd.edu

• Office: 3107 Jule Hall

• Office Hours: Tuesday 11-12 or by appointment. Always available via email!

Who are you!• Everyone loves ice breakers

• Your name, major, where you are from and your favorite type of weather/most memorable weather event.

Project Info• Two “group” projects (Groups of 5). Worth 20% of your final

grade. (Project 2 may be changed)

• 1st project will be a 15 minute class discussion on a topic related to weather and/or climate.

• Groups will be assigned next week

Project Important Dates• 2/1 – Assign groups and discuss topics

• 2/15 –Peer Evaluations Due

• 2/22- Draft of Project Due (Including outline of paper)

• 3/1-3/8 Presentations

Project Topics• Start thinking about them now!

• Must be answer a specific question:

• Examples: • Should we worry about sea level rise? • Have severe weather events in the US increased as a result of

climate change?• How has the drought in California affected produce?• How can we forecast the weather more efficiently?

Questions?