Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 17	Introduction to 500 mb maps The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere
January 19	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 24	Human response to air pressure and density changes More on 500 mb maps Why does the 500 mb height depend on air temperature? The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
January 26	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Winds
January 31	Winds Cyclogenesis
February 2	Cyclogenesis Numerical Weather Forecasting
February 7	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
February 9	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
Material for Exam #2
February 21	Clouds Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Conditions which force air to rise
February 23	Conditions which force air to rise Precipitation Stability of the atmosphere
February 28	Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 2	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms Tornadoes
March 7	Tornado Videos Lightning
March 9	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 21	Hurricane Movement and Damages Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
March 23	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States Last Section of Page Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
Material for Exam #3
April 4	Weather vs Climate Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
April 6	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (last two sections) Many Climates
April 11	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
April 13	Introduction to Climate Change(last section) Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
April 18	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models(continued) Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene
April 20	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 Summary for Global Warming