| Date of Assignment |
Topic |
4th Edition |
3rd Edition |
|
| Thu.,
Apr. 13 |
Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Lightning | (Ch. 10) pps 257-290 | pps 253-285 | |
| Tue.,
Apr. 11 |
Thermal
Circulations Sea and Land Breezes Global Winds |
(Ch.
7) pps 170-173 pps 181-186 |
pps
168-171 pps 178-184 |
up to, but not including, Westerly Winds and the Jet Stream |
| Tue.,
Apr. 11 |
Why
the Wind Blows Newton's Laws of Motion Forces that cause winds |
(Ch.
6) pps 150-153 |
pps 147-151 | |
| Thu.,
Mar. 30 |
Types
of Precipitation Measuring Precip. (Ch. 5) |
pps 127-137 | pps 126-135 | |
| Tue.,
Mar. 28 |
Satellite
Photographs Precipitation Processes (Ch. 5) |
pps 121-127 |
pps 119-126 |
pps
99-100 in photocopied notes |
| Thu.,
Mar. 23 |
Dew,
Frost, Fog (Ch. 4) Clouds (Ch. 4) |
pps
89-96 pps 96-108 |
pps
86-93 pps 93-105 |
|
| Tue.,
Mar. 21 |
Humidity (Ch. 4) | pps 78-89 | pps 76-86 | up to, but not including, the section Dew and Frost |
| Thu.,
Mar. 2 |
Why
the Earth has Seasons |
pps
42-51 |
pps
42-50 |
|
| Tue.,
Feb. 28 |
Energy
balance cont'd |
pps
39-42 |
pps
39-42 |
up to, but not including, the section Why the Earth has Seasons. |
| Thu.,
Feb. 23 |
Absorption,
emission of radiation Radiative equilibrium |
pps
34-38 |
pps
34-39 |
|
| Thu.,
Feb. 23 |
Electromagnetic
Radiation |
pps
31-34 |
pps
31-34 |
|
| Tue.,
Feb. 21 |
Controls
of Temperature |
pps
63-64 |
pps
60-62 |
Chapter 3 (an online version is available if you are purchasing individual chapters as they are needed) |
| Tue.,
Feb. 21 |
Energy,
Temperature, Energy Transport |
pps
26-30 |
pps
26-30 |
beginning
of Chap. 2 |
| Thu., Feb. 9 |
Surface and Upper Air Charts |
pps 148-149 |
pps 146-147 |
see also pps 115-119 in
photocopied notes |
| Tue., Feb. 7 |
Weather Symbols and the Station
Model |
pps 431-432 |
pps 427-428 |
|
| Tue., Feb. 7 |
Weather and Climate |
pps 13-22 |
pps 13-21 |
|
| Thu., Feb. 2 |
Stratospheric Ozone and the
Ozone Hole |
pps 325-327, p. 330 |
pps 321-323, p. 324 |
up to, but not including, Air
Pollution Trends and Patterns |
| Tue., Jan. 24 |
Atmospheric Pressure |
pps 141-148 |
pps 139-146 |
up to, but not including,
Surface and Upper-Level Charts |
| Thu., Jan. 19 |
Vertical Structure of the
Atmosphere |
pps 8-13 |
pps 7-12 |
up to the Brief Review |
| Tue., Jan. 17 |
Air Pollutants |
pps 317-325 |
pps 313- 321 |
up to, but not including,
Stratospheric Ozone |
| Thu., Jan. 12 |
Composition of the Atmosphere |
pps 1-7 |
pps 1-7 |
up to the Brief Review on p. 7 |