Matt Gingery
GRY 470 Field Experience--Storm Chasing
Missouri State University
University Sessions 2009 (FYI)
Summer Intersession: Monday May 18 – Friday June 5
Summer Session: Monday June 8 – Friday July 31
Proposed Class Dates: Thursday May 28 – Tuesday June 9
+ Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 29 are in classroom 10am-5pm
+ Saturday May 30-Sunday June 7 are in the field
Purpose: To experience weather forecasting as it pertains to severe convective storm dynamics.
Goals: Learn, apply, and experience principles of severe storm forecasting
Objectives: Understand the various data sources. Apply forecasting principles. Experience the convective storm forecast in the field. Photograph severe storms. Create a case-study of a severe storm forecast along with photographs of the storm.
Instructors: Dr. William Corcoran, GRY, and Mr. Ted Keller, KOLR Television Senior Meteorologist.
Lab Assistant Volunteer: Matt Gingery
(Note: Mr. Keller and Mr. Gingery are experienced storm chasers. Mr. Keller has taught for the GRY department for many years, and Mr. Gingery is a Geography major.)
General Class Plan:
The first two days will be spent in the classroom covering data sources, methods of analysis, chase techniques, and safety. In order to facilitate this period, a reading list will be provided to students in late April, 2009, and students will be expected to have read the appropriate material.
The next 9 days (Saturday, May 30 through Sunday, June 7) will be devoted to on-the-spot forecasting and chasing in the field. The class will drive from place to place, staying in motels each night, and creating forecasts during the day.
Since the weather patterns of the first week of June cannot be predicted ahead of time, the class may be conducted anywhere west of Springfield, east of the Front Range, north of Mexico, and south of Canada (generally the Great Plains area).
Equipment: Mr. Gingery and Mr. Keller will provide significant hardware and software support valued and several thousands of dollars. The university may be expected to provide two laptop computers for student use.
This is not a "Tornado Chase Course", although we hope to incorporate tornadoes into the case study. It is a class designed on storm intercepts to gain knowledge of storm structure and chase techniques. Learn and develop an understanding regarding to Mesoscale Discussions and Convective Outlooks.
Highly experienced transfer students that decide to transfer to Missouri State University, or current students contact Dr. William Corcoran in the Geo-Science Dept.
Missouri State University
University Sessions 2009 (FYI)
Summer Intersession: Monday May 18 – Friday June 5
Summer Session: Monday June 8 – Friday July 31
Proposed Class Dates: Thursday May 28 – Tuesday June 9
+ Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 29 are in classroom 10am-5pm
+ Saturday May 30-Sunday June 7 are in the field
Purpose: To experience weather forecasting as it pertains to severe convective storm dynamics.
Goals: Learn, apply, and experience principles of severe storm forecasting
Objectives: Understand the various data sources. Apply forecasting principles. Experience the convective storm forecast in the field. Photograph severe storms. Create a case-study of a severe storm forecast along with photographs of the storm.
Instructors: Dr. William Corcoran, GRY, and Mr. Ted Keller, KOLR Television Senior Meteorologist.
Lab Assistant Volunteer: Matt Gingery
(Note: Mr. Keller and Mr. Gingery are experienced storm chasers. Mr. Keller has taught for the GRY department for many years, and Mr. Gingery is a Geography major.)
General Class Plan:
The first two days will be spent in the classroom covering data sources, methods of analysis, chase techniques, and safety. In order to facilitate this period, a reading list will be provided to students in late April, 2009, and students will be expected to have read the appropriate material.
The next 9 days (Saturday, May 30 through Sunday, June 7) will be devoted to on-the-spot forecasting and chasing in the field. The class will drive from place to place, staying in motels each night, and creating forecasts during the day.
Since the weather patterns of the first week of June cannot be predicted ahead of time, the class may be conducted anywhere west of Springfield, east of the Front Range, north of Mexico, and south of Canada (generally the Great Plains area).
Equipment: Mr. Gingery and Mr. Keller will provide significant hardware and software support valued and several thousands of dollars. The university may be expected to provide two laptop computers for student use.
This is not a "Tornado Chase Course", although we hope to incorporate tornadoes into the case study. It is a class designed on storm intercepts to gain knowledge of storm structure and chase techniques. Learn and develop an understanding regarding to Mesoscale Discussions and Convective Outlooks.
Highly experienced transfer students that decide to transfer to Missouri State University, or current students contact Dr. William Corcoran in the Geo-Science Dept.
