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Material for Exam #1
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August 23 |
The atmosphere
Composition
of the atmosphere
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August 25 |
Composition
of the atmosphere
Vertical variation of
temperature, pressure, and
density in the atmosphere
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August 28 |
Vertical variation of
temperature, pressure, and
density in the atmosphere
Human response to air pressure
and density changes
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August 30 |
The Skew-T Diagram
Water in the
atmosphere
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September 1 |
A closer look at evaporation
and condensation
Relative humidity
and Dew Point
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September 6 |
Relative humidity
and Dew Point
Energy Transfer
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September 8 |
Energy Transfer
Temperature, humidity, wind, and
human comfort
Clouds
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September 11 |
Clouds
Moving air parcels up and down
through the atmosphere
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September 13 |
Moving air parcels up and down
through the atmosphere
Stability of the atmosphere
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September 15 |
Hurricane Introduction and Formation
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September 18 |
Hurricane Movement and Damages
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Material for Exam #2
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September 25 |
Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on
the United States
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September 27 |
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe
Thunderstorms
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September 29 |
Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe
Thunderstorms
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October 2 |
Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe
Thunderstorms (bottom of page, windshear and below)
Tornadoes
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October 4 |
Lightning
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October 6 |
Precipitation
Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
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October 9 |
Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
Ozone and the ozone hole
Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
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October 11 |
Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
Introduction to 500 mb weather maps
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October 13 |
Introduction to 500 mb weather maps
More on 500 mb weather maps
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October 16 |
The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
Winds
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October 18 |
Winds
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October 20 |
Cyclogenesis
Numerical Weather Forecasting
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October 23 |
Review for Exam
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Material for Exam #3
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October 27 |
Weather vs Climate
Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
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October 30 |
Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
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November 1 |
Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (Bottom of page)
Many Climates
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November 3 |
Many Climates
Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I
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November 6 |
Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II
Introduction to Climate Change
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November 8 |
Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
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November 10 |
Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
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November 15 |
Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
Potential Impacts of Global Warming
Reconstructing Past Climates
The Climate of the Pleistocene
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November 17 |
The Climate of the Pleistocene
Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust?
The Climate of the Holocene
Controversy: Global Average
Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years
The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today
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November 20 |
The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today
Summary for Global Warming
Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze
(Section is at bottom of the web page)
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