This document is a lab assignment for Kean University’s Intro to Meteorology (METR 1300) course, focused on practical hurricane tracking skills. It’s designed for students to apply concepts learned in class to real-world hurricane data.
This lab is typically used to reinforce understanding of how hurricanes are monitored, plotted, and analyzed. Students complete this assignment to gain hands-on experience interpreting meteorological data and visualizing storm paths. It’s a core component of understanding hurricane dynamics and forecasting.
This assignment focuses on plotting hurricane paths and analyzing relationships between air pressure and wind speed. It does *not* provide in-depth meteorological theory or detailed explanations of hurricane formation. Students will still need to understand the underlying principles discussed in lectures and readings to successfully complete the lab.
The full document includes: data sets for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Irene (including time, location, wind speed, and air pressure), blank Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Charts for plotting, pre-formatted graphs for air pressure and wind speed data visualization, and a series of questions requiring analysis of the plotted data and graphs. This preview only provides a glimpse of the data and assignment structure.