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Cloud streets over the western Pacific ocean as viewed from an airliner on 15 July 2026. Photo by S. D. Mayor.

Fall 2026 Lectures: MWF, 9:00 - 9:50 AM.

Mon., 24 Aug., Overview of the M2HATS field campaign, observing systems, semester research goals, and AMS 2027 poster project.
Weds., 26 Aug., M2HATS recap; important acronyms and organizations including AMS, NCAR, and NSF and federal funding.
Fri., 28 Aug., Computational lab: begin steps to use ChatGPT and MATLAB to access M2HATS in-situ data; file paths, filenames, extensions, and Markdown handoff files.
Mon., 31 Aug., Introduced Unidata and netCDF, reviewed the M2HATS ISFS data products and observing-system acronyms, and began the atmospheric boundary layer definition from Stull.
Weds., 2 Sept., Class portrait taken by Jason Halley. Then lecture on structure of the convective boundary layer (CBL).
Fri., 4 Sept., Computational lab: use ChatGPT and MATLAB to make time-series plot of the diurnal temperature cycle.
Mon., 7 Sept., Labor Day. No classes.
Weds., 9 Sept., Continued discussion of the CBL with emphasis on entrainment and the entrainment zone, convection cells, plumes, and thermals.
Fri., 11 Sept., Computational lab: use ChatGPT and MATLAB to compare 1-s and 5-min temperature and horizontal wind-speed data and examine the high-rate u, v, and w wind components.
Mon., 14 Sept.,
Weds., 16 Sept.,
Fri., 18 Sept.,
Mon., 21 Sept.,
Weds., 23 Sept.,
Fri., 25 Sept.,
Mon., 28 Sept.,
Weds., 30 Sept.,
Fri., 2 Oct.,
Mon., 5 Oct.,
Weds., 7 Oct.,
Fri., 9 Oct.,
Mon., 12 Oct.,
Weds., 14 Oct.,
Fri., 16 Oct.,
Mon., 19 Oct.,
Weds., 21 Oct.,
Fri., 23 Oct.,
Mon., 26 Oct.,
Weds., 28 Oct.,
Fri., 30 Oct.,
Mon., 2 Nov.,
Weds., 4 Nov.,
Fri., 6 Nov.,
Mon., 9 Nov.,
Weds., 11 Nov., Veterans Day. No classes.
Fri., 13 Nov.,
Mon., 16 Nov.,
Weds., 18 Nov.,
Fri., 20 Nov.,
Mon., 23 Nov., Fall Break. No classes.
Weds., 25 Nov., Fall Break. No classes.
Fri., 27 Nov., Fall Break. No classes.
Mon., 30 Nov.,
Weds., 2 Dec.,
Fri., 4 Dec.,
Mon., 7 Dec.,
Weds., 9 Dec.,
Fri., 11 Dec.,

Mon., 14 Dec., Final comprehensive exam, 10:00 - 11:50 AM.

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