AOS 19 (Fiat Lux): Wind Water & Chaos: The History and Science of Hurricanes:

Meetings: Tuesdays 3:00-3:50 (MS 7124B)

Objectives: What are Hurricanes? When and where do they occur? Are they becoming more frequent or stronger? Based on our answers to these questions we will use the full array of available meteorological data to study the recent hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, and put them in the context of past storms. The class will in part be based on the book "Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes" By Kerry A. Emanuel, publisehd by Oxford University Press. (It is available at the UCLA bookstore, for $45)

Requirements: Grading is Pass/No-Pass, and will be based on attendance, class participation, and a short presentation.

Special Dates: No Class on November 3, 24 (Thanksgiving)

Reading and other assignments (evolving): Class discussion on a given day will be based on the following readings, taken from the class text unless otherwise indicated. It is essential that students read the assigned material before class. Click on date to see material presented in class for that day

09-29: Introduction (flash)

10-06: Chpts 1-6

10-13: Chpts 7-13

10-20: Chpts 14-19

10-27: Chpts 20-25

11-03: No Class

11-10: Chpts 26-31

11-17: Chpt 32

11-24: Thanksgiving

12-01: Katrina

12-08: Rita

• The National Hurricane Center (NOAA).
• NASA Hurricane Resource Site.
• WRF Hurricane Forecasts.
• Satellite Imagery from the Naval Research Laboratories.
• Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA).