MAE 127: Problem Set 8

Problem Set 8:  ps8.pdf
Solutions:  ps8_sol.pdf

Data:  ncep_sample.mat

Data for this problem set come from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction "reanalysis" of global meteorological fields.  We're looking at zonal (East-West) winds at 10 meters elevation, from about 56 degrees S latitude, in the Southern Ocean.  The winds are reported at 6 hour intervals, and we have the entire year 2003 here.   The time variable is in hours starting from January 1, 0001, beginning at time 00:00:0.0.