Course Syllabus

Weather

Sept 10th– Nov 5th 2019

                                                  

Instructors: 

Dan Dobryn

     203-981-3870 (C)

     ddobryn@gmail.com

Jim Dobbs

     203-838-0039 (H)

     jdob3542@aol.com

Date	Description	Instructor
Prior to class	Reading: Chapters 1: The Atmosphere: Temperature and Heat  This is most important chapter in the text!
	Come early to first class to take care of administration
Sept. 10th	Chapter 1, The Atmosphere: Temperature and Heat	Jim Dobbs
	Demonstrations of heating patterns on the earth
Sept. 17th	Reading: Chapter 2:  Wind, Pressure, and Waves	Dan Dobryn
	Demonstration of Coriolis Effect *
	Demonstration of Atmospheric Pressure Sensitivity
Sept 24th	Reading: Chapter 3:  Water, Humidity, and Fog	Jim Dobbs
	Demonstration of Sling Psychrometer
Oct. 1st	Reading:  Chapter 4: Stability, Clouds, and Precipitation	Dan Dobryn
Oct. 8th	Reading:  Chapter 5:  Thunderstorms, Tornados, Lightning, and Optical Effects	Jim Dobbs
Oct. 15th	Reading:  Chapter 6:  Mid-Latitude Weather and Storms	Dan Dobryn
Oct. 22nd	Reading:  Chapter 7:  Tropical Weather and Storms	Jim Dobbs
Oct. 29th	Reading:  Chapter 8:  Forecasting	Dan Dobryn
	Guest Lecturers on Weather Routing
Nov. 5th	Review and in-class closed book Exam	Jim Dobbs Dan Dobryn

1.              Do your best to stay up with the reading.  There is a lot of information in each chapter that includes new terminology, concepts and methodology that needs to be studied to be conversant in class. The Power Point Lecture augments the chapter reading in many cases, so not necessarily covers all the chapter reading.

2.              Class will start promptly at 7PM.  

3.              Useful Links:

 *Coriolis effect demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2mec3vgeaI  

 NOAA Weather Publications – http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/why.htm

4.  Both Instructors will be at each class

Revised: 7/11/19

Course Description

Weather Course

When: Tuesday, September 10, 2019, from 7:00 to 9:00pm
Where: Greenwich Police Headquarters, 11 Bruce St., Greenwich


The safety and comfort of those who venture out on the water have always been weather dependent. In this course students will become keener observers of the weather, but weather observations only has meaning in the context of the basic principles of meteorology--the science of the atmosphere.  The course focuses on how weather systems form, behave, move, and interact with one another and reflects the availability of all sorts of weather reports and forecasts on the Internet.

This is one of most popular courses that the squadron offers! As well as making your time on the water safer, it helps you to understand how the different approaching weather systems will affect wind direction and strength.

The class will meet for 10 consecutive weekly sessions, including a review and in-class exam.

The cost of the course is $80.00 for members of DSPS and neighboring USPS squadrons and $180 for non-members.

To register or for more information, click here: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregform.cgi?L-15774