{"id":112,"date":"2018-05-19T18:17:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T18:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2018-06-27T20:04:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T20:04:50","slug":"310-assignment-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/teaching\/f-rs-310\/310-assignment-descriptions\/310-assignment-1\/","title":{"rendered":"310 Assignment #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>FRS 310<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Assignment #1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Koppen Climate Classification System<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>19 points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> The objective of this assignment is to introduce you to the Koppen climate classification system, which is a widely used system to identify and classify the climate of different regions around the globe.\u00a0 This system of classifying the climate of different regions relies on monthly summaries of climate data.\u00a0 In order to use the Koppen climate system there are several abbreviations that you must know, and this assignment will introduce you to those abbreviations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Learning Outcomes:<\/strong>\u00a0 When you have completed this assignment you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be able to describe the key abbreviations to describe climate metrics used in the Koppen climate classification system.<\/li>\n<li>Improve your ability to read and interpret data from figures.<\/li>\n<li>Be able to calculate the required metrics to required to use the Koppen system.<\/li>\n<li>Be able to determine the climate classification of any region in the world based on monthly summaries of temperature and precipitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bring a hardcopy with you to lecture on Aug. 29<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peel <em>et al<\/em>.\u00a0 2007 (available on Canvas)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read all of section 1&amp;2<\/li>\n<li>Read section 3.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on the reading described above, answer the following questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>1) Define these terms (6 points)<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MAP \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MAT \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>T<sub>cold<\/sub> \u2013<\/p>\n<p><sub>\u00a0<\/sub><\/p>\n<p>T<sub>hot<\/sub> \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>P<sub>sdry<\/sub> \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>P<sub>wwet<\/sub> \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note: The next questions will require that you interpret data from the figures provided.\u00a0 In each figure, the dots represent the monthly average temperature or the monthly sum of precipitation.\u00a0 So, when asked to use MAP in your calculations, you can add together the value of the 12 dots to get the annual total precipitation. In order to do this you will have to estimate the amount of precipitation each dot represents; you can assume that any dot in between two grey lines is halfway between the two lines. Let me know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p>2) What is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> term of the climate classification for the region represented in this figure? Is it A, B, C, D, or E (2 points) &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q2_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q2_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q2_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3) What is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> term of the climate classification for the region represented in this figure? Is it A, B, C, D, or E (2 points) &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q3_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q3_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q3_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4) The figure below shows the precipitation pattern of a tropical system. According to the Koppen climate system, would the precipitation pattern be considered a \u2018rainforest\u2019, \u2018monsoonal\u2019 or \u2018savanna\u2019 type system? Write out the first two characters of the code on the line below. (4 points)<\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q5_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q5_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q5_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5) The figure below shows the precipitation pattern of a <u>Cold<\/u> system. According to the Koppen climate system, would the precipitation pattern be considered a \u2018dry summer\u2019, \u2018dry winter\u2019, or \u2018without dry season\u2019? <u>Write out the first two characters<\/u> of the code on the line below. (4 points)<\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q4_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q4_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q4_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6) Using the temperature and precipitation graphs below, write out the full 3-character climate code using the Koppen climate system on the line below. (Figures on the following page). (6 points)<\/p>\n<p>_______________________or ________________________<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6a_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6a_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6a_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6b_figure-277x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6b_figure-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2018\/05\/Q6b_figure.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FRS 310 Assignment #1 Koppen Climate Classification System 19 points &nbsp; Objective: The objective of this assignment is to introduce you to the Koppen climate classification system, which is a widely used system to identify and classify the climate of different regions around the globe.\u00a0 This system of classifying the climate of different regions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/297"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ocheltw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}