Lecture Summaries

Material for Exam #1
August 24	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere
August 26	Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
August 29	Human response to air pressure and density changes 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 2	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
September 7	Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds
September 9	Clouds (Very bottom of page) Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
September 12	Stability of the atmosphere Hurricane Introduction and Formation
September 14	Hurricane Introduction and Formation
September 16	Hurricane Movement and Damages Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
September 19	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
Material for Exam #2
September 26	Thunderstorms Conditions which force air to rise
September 28	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
September 30	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (bottom of page, windshear and below) Lightning
October 3	Tornadoes
October 5	Tornadoes (formation section and below) Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
October 7	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
October 10	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
October 12	Precipitation Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
October 14	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects Introduction to 500 mb weather maps
October 17	Introduction to 500 mb weather maps More on 500 mb weather maps The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
October 19	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Winds
October 21	Winds Cyclogenesis
Material for Exam #3
October 31	Numerical Weather Forecasting Weather vs Climate
November 2	Introduction to Climate Change Many Climates
November 4	Many Climates
November 7	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II
November 9	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II
November 14	Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
November 16	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
November 18	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming
November 21	Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust? The Climate of the Holocene
November 23	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