Semester project: Final report guidelines

• Content: Describe how you conducted your project, what results you found, and your interpretation of your findings. Your report should be structured like a manuscript to be submitted to a professional journal, with an abstract on its own page, double-spaced text, and figures at the end with explanatory captions. The report is limited to 20 double-spaced pages of text not including your reference list, tables, and figures.
• References: The reference format specified for either American Geophysical Union journals or American Meteorological Society journals is recommended but you can use any standard referencing style. I prefer that you not use numbered references (sometimes called Vancouver style), but if that is the standard referencing style in your discipline you can use them.
• Figures: Number all of your figures in the order that they are mentioned in the text. Make sure your figures are clear and legible. The default settings used in plotting software (especially Microsoft Excel) typically produce subpar figures so you likely will need to make some adjustments. In particular the default label size is almost always too small and the figures usually are too cluttered.
• What to submit: Submit both a printed and PDF copy of your report The printed version is what will be graded, so if you have included color figures either print your report in color or make sure that the figures are legible if printed in black-and-white. Submit your report as a single Adobe PDF file to mteor605@gmail.com (do not submit multiple files). Include your surname as part of the PDF file name.
• When to submit: Submit both the printed and PDF versions of your report not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 30 (this is a "hard" deadline and late reports will not be accepted).