Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 19	Introduction to 500 mb maps The atmosphere
January 21	The atmosphere (Kinetic model, bottom of page) Composition of the atmosphere More on 500 mb maps
January 26	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 28	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere (Finish pressure section) Human response to air pressure and density changes Why does the 500 mb height depend on air temperature? The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
February 2	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology (Starting with Divergence and convergence) Numerical Weather Forecasting The Skew-T Diagram
February 4	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
February 9	Relative humidity and Dew Point(continued) Energy Transfer
February 11	Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 11	Clouds Conditions which force air to rise
February 23	Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
February 25	Introduction to Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 2	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (Continued) Tornadoes
March 4	Lightning
March 9	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 11	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Continued) Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
March 23	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States(Last 2 sections) Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Ozone and the ozone hole
March 25	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects End of Exam 2 material

Material for Exam #3
March 25	Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change
April 6	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Increasing Greenhouse Gases
April 8	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
April 13	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change (last 2 sections) Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth Fragile or Robust?
April 15	The Climate of the Holocene Controversy: Global Average Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Global Warming Summary and Discussion
April 20	Global Warming Summary and Discussion(bottom section) Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
April 22	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (Continued) Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze End of Exam 3 material