| Date
of Assignment |
Topic |
4th
edition |
|
| Fri.,
Apr. 20 |
Lightning
(Ch. 10) |
pps
271-276 |
|
| Wed.,
Apr. 18 |
Tornadoes
(Ch. 10) |
pps
276-286 |
|
| Mon.,
Apr. 16 |
Thunderstorms
(Ch. 10) |
pps
257-270 |
|
| Wed.,
Apr. 11 |
Surface
Winds (Ch. 6) Thermal Circulations (Ch. 7) |
pps
157-158 pps 170-173 |
|
| Mon.,
Apr. 9 |
Upper
Level Winds (Ch. 6) |
pps
154-157 |
|
| Fri.,
Apr. 6 |
Why
the Wind Blows (Ch. 6) |
pps
150-153 |
|
| Precipitation
Types Measuring Precipitation |
pps
127-137 |
||
| Precipitation
Processes |
pps 121-127 | ||
| Mon.,
Mar. 26 |
Clouds |
pps
96-108 |
|
| Mon.,
Mar. 26 |
Dew
and Frost |
pps
89-90 |
|
| Mon.,
Mar. 26 |
Measuring
humidity, heat index |
pps
86-89 |
|
| Humidity |
pps
78-85 |
Read
at your own risk. If you find the material confusing, stop
reading. |
|
| Wed.,
Feb. 28 |
Why
the Earth has Seasons |
pps
42-51 |
|
| Fri.,
Feb. 23 |
Absorption, Emission, and Equibrium | pps 35-42 | up to, but not including, Why the Earth has Seasons |
| Mon.,
Feb. 19 |
Electromagnetic Radiation | pps 30-34 | |
| Fri.,
Feb. 9 |
Temperature, Heat, Energy Transport (Ch. 2) | pps
25-30 |
up through Brief Review on p. 30 |
| Fri.,
Jan. 26 |
Weather
and Climate (Ch. 1) Weather Symbols & the Station Model Surface & Upper Air Charts (Ch. 6) |
pps
13-22 pps 431-432 pps 148-149 |
finish
Chap. 1 Appendix C |
| Vertical
Structure of the Atmosphere (Ch. 1) Stratospheric Ozone (Ch. 12) The Ozone Hole (Ch. 12) Measuring Air Pressure (Ch. 6) |
pps
8-13 pps 325-327 p. 330 pps 143-148 |
up to, but not including Air Pollution: Trends & Patterns up to, but not including, Surface and Upper-Air Charts |
|
| Fri.,
Jan. 12 |
Air
Pollutants (Ch. 12) Acid Deposition (Ch. 12) |
pps
317-325 pps 337-339 |
|
| Wed.,
Jan. 10 |
Composition
of the atmosphere (Ch. 1) |
pps
1-7 |
up
to the Brief Review on p. 7 |