University of Alberta

Weather Analysis & Forecasting, EAS 372

2017 assignments/exams

2016 exams

Final exam with answers.
Final exam.
Midterm exam with answers.
Midterm exam.

2015 exams

Final exam
Final exam (with answers)
Midterm exam.
Midterm exam (with answers).
- The following maps/data are relevant to the "Live web weather data" component of the exam:
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: MSLP & thickness
  - RDPS 6h prog valid 12Z: 6h cumulative precip (Domain: East Coast)
  - NAM 6h prog valid 12Z: 6h cumulative precip
  - GDPS prog initialized 00Z: meteogram for Winnipeg
  - GOES East 1215Z: IR image
  - METAR for CYYC at 12Z: CYYC 261200Z 17010KT 5SM -SN BKN008 OVC035 M14/M16 A3032 RMK SC6SC2 SLP352=
  - Sounding for YQD (The Pas) at 12Z: Data
- The following maps/data are relevant to the "Interpretation of Weather Charts" component of the exam:
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: 700 hPa height & RH
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: Total cloud
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: MSLP & thickness
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: Surface temperature
  - RDPS 0h prog valid 12Z: Omega at 700 hPa
  - RDPS 12h prog valid 12Z: 12h cumulative precip

2014 exams

Final exam
Final exam (with answers)
Midterm exam (with answers); and (some of the) data potentially relevant to part A:
- Stony Plain (WSE) sounding for 12Z Thurs 27 Feb.
- CYEG METARs for the morning of Thurs 27 Feb.
- Meteogram for Edmonton (based on GEM glbl init 00Z Thurs 27 Feb.)
- CMC 500 hPa analysis for 12Z Thurs 27 Feb., giving 500 hPa height and 1000-500 hPa thickness
- GEMreg 0h prog valid 12Z Thurs 27 Feb., giving 500 hPa height and 1000-500 hPa thickness
- GEMglbl 204h prog (initialized 00Z Thurs 27 Feb.) giving 24h cumulative precip valid 12Z Friday March 7

2013 assignments/exams

Final exam
Final exam (with answers)

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