Lectures

So classes started on monday and I have decided to take satellite meteorology, statistical meteorology, Earth's past climate and Applications of weather and climate to comoditiy and economy. I am particularly excited about the last module as it is brand new and there is nothing like this that you can take in the UK, also I am thinking that I might go and work in the private sector after my degree. Soo far all of my lecturers seem really nice as do most people in them. In statistics we have clickers which send a signal to our lecturers computer so we can do quizzes in class which seems quite a novelty at the moment, but I'm sure as the questions get harder that will quickly ware off. I've included a few pictures of the department for you to see, at the top is the National Weather Centre (NWC) where the school of meteorology is situated on the 5th floor. In here is all the American met-office equivalent, the storm prediction centre and NOAA who track storms and things amoungst other organisations.


This is the view down from the 3rd floor, as the ceilings are so high, being on the 5th floor is like being in the 9th of a normal building so we are quite high up and from the observation deck on 7th you can see for miles.









This is the ground floor where our globe is hanging and projected onto it is often the satellite images or radar, sometimes there are forecasts or it is like another planet with facts wizzing around it, the other day it was on Venus. Today though was exciting looking at the satellite images as there is hurricane Gustav heading for the Gulf of Mexico.














The flying cow where we can eat pretty much anything, but I prefer to make my own luch as most places that serve you give you a substantial amount of food.















I've got a few assignments to start and some books to find cheaply somewhere too now so I'd better go as I also need to sleep as I'm up for lectures tomorrow.

Bye xxx