Lecture Notes / Reading Material (Section 002)

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