Investigations Manual

Weather Studies Investigations Manual

Weather Studies Investigations Manual 2023-24 cover

  • Investigations lead students through the analysis and interpretation of real-world weather data
  • Two investigations per textbook chapter, a total of 30 lab-related investigations
  • Each investigation is self-contained in the manual, or may be completed using Current Weather Studies on the RealTime Weather Portal

As each Investigations Manual activity is self-contained, course materials are available to instructors in their entirety prior to the beginning of a term.

Instructors wanting to have their students study weather as it happens may choose to use the Manual introduction section plus Current Weather Studies prepared weekly on the RealTime Weather Portal. View this year's schedule for Current Weather Studies.

Selected authorship, edits, and contributions provided by DataStreme Lead Instructor and Curriculum Development Coordinator, Chad Kauffman, Ph.D.

Orders for the Weather Studies eInvestigations Manual and/or other course materials should be placed through your college bookstore. Go to the Order Class Materials page for details. Students can also place orders directly through the AMSEDU Bookstore

If you are a faculty member interested in using the Weather Studies materials in a current or future course offering, please request an examination copy of the digital Textbook, eInvestigations Manual, and RealTime Weather Portal.

Investigation
1A Observing the Atmosphere (copyright notice)
1B Air Patterns (copyright notice)
2A Reading Weather Maps
2B The Vertical Atmosphere
3A Incoming Solar Radiation
3B Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere
4A Sensible and Latent Heating
4B Thermal Advection
5A Vertical Air Pressure
5B Horizontal Atmospheric Changes
6A Water Vapor in the Atmosphere
6B Lifting of Air
7A Precipitation Processes
7B Doppler Radar
8A Forces of Wind
8B Circulation around High- and Low- Pressure Systems
9A Planetary-Scale Circulation
9B Westerlies and the Jet Stream
10A Fronts
10B Extratropical Cyclones
11A Thunderstorms
11B Tornadoes
12A Hurricanes
12B Hurricane Ian
13A Weather Observations
13B Weather Forecasting
14A Atmospheric Optics
14B Atmospheric Acoustics
15A Climate Data
15B Climate Outlooks