Lecture Notes / Reading Material (Section 001)

Material for Exam #1
August 22	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
August 24	Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
August 27	Human response to air pressure and density changes The Skew-T Diagram
August 29	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation
August 31	A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
September 5	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer
September 7	Energy Transfer(last section) Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds
September 10	Clouds Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
September 12	Conditions under which air is forced to rise Precipitation Stability of the atmosphere
September 14	Stability of the atmosphere Thunderstorm Overview
September 17	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Exam 1 Material ends includes through section "Relationship between surface air pressure and windspeeds"
Material for Exam #2
September 24	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Exam 2 Material begins with section "Hurricane formation and dissipation" Hurricane Movement and Damages
September 26	Hurricane Movement and Damages Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
September 28	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
October 1	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
October 3	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (continued) Tornadoes
October 5	Tornadoes Lightning
October 8	Lightning Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
October 10	Introduction to 500 mb weather maps More on 500 mb weather maps
October 12	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
October 15	Winds
October 17	Cyclogenesis (top part of page only) Numerical Weather Forecasting Ozone and the ozone hole
October 19	Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
Material for Exam #3
October 26	Weather vs Climate Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I
October 29	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
October 31	Introduction to Climate Change Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
November 2	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
November 5	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming
November 7	Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust? The Climate of the Holocene
November 9	The Climate of the Holocene Controversy: Global Average Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today
November 14	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Summary for Global Warming Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
November 16	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
November 19	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth Many Climates
November 21	NO CLASS
November 26	Many Climates (Continued) Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze (Section is at bottom of the web page)