ATMO 170A1: Introduction to Weather & Climate

Lecture Topics - Reading Assignments - Study Problems

Dates are tentative and subject to change with reasonable notice

Week of	Important Dates	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Aug 26 - Aug 30		FIRST DAY How to E-mail a Professor Mandatory Reading Introduction Why Study the Atmosphere? Assign HW #1 Weather Event	Atmo. Composition and Structure 6th: 4-24, A: 455-457, C: 461-462 6th-Pg 24: 1.2, 3, 10, 14, 18, 19, 21	Weather and Climate 5' Iron Bar Example 6th: 4-24, A: 455-457, C: 461-462 6th-Pg 24: 1.2, 3, 10, 14, 18, 19, 21
Sept 2 - Sept 6		LABOR DAY No Class	Temperature and Heat Inverted Water Glass Demos 6th: 28-33 6th-Pg 54: 2.1, 2, 3, 4	Radiation Selective Absorption-Emission Light through prism? 6th: 34-46 6th-Pg 54: 2.7, 9, 10, 12, 13
Sept 9 - Sept 13	HW #1 Due Monday Sept 9 5:00 pm	"Greenhouse" Effect Surface Energy Balance Light Bulb Demo 6th: 46-54 6th-Pg. 54: 2.17, 18, 20 HW #1 Due 5:00 pm Weather Event	Seasons Temperature Variations Flashlight on Globe Demo 6th: 58-79 6th-Pg. 80: 3.1, 2, 5, 6, 14	Leftovers Review for Quiz #1 Chapters 1-3
Sept 16 - Sept 20		QUIZ #1 In Class Closed Book/Notes Study Guide Available approx 36 hours before exam	Air Pressure; Surface Weather Maps 6th: 150-156 6th-Pg 174: 6.1, 8, 9 Assign HW #2 Surface Map Analysis	How to Analyze Surface Weather Map Online Handout
Sept 23 - Sept 27		Upper-Air Maps; Newton's Laws Centripital Force Demo 6th: 156-165 6th-Pg 174: 6.10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 23	Surface Winds, Vertical Motion 6th: 165-174 6th-Pg 174: 6.24, 26	Air Masses & Fronts 6th: 214-233 6th-Pg 242: 8.1, 11, 12, 13
Sept 30 - Oct 4		Extratropical Cyclones 6th: 233-242 6th-Pg 242: 8.14, 15, 17	Leftovers Review for Quiz #2 Chapters 6-8	QUIZ #2 In Class Closed Book/Notes
Oct 7 - Oct 11	Week 1 Data Collection	Atmospheric Moisture Web Bulb Temp Demo 6th: 84-96, B: 458-460, D:463-466 6th-Pg 113: 4.1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 HW #2 Due 5:00 pm Surface Map Analysis	Condensation: Dew, Frost, Fog, Clouds Saturation Vapor Pressure Demo 6th: 96-113 6th-Pg 113: 4.13 , 14, 15, 16 Assign HW #3 Cloud Identification	Cloud Types Cloud in a Bottle Demo 6th: 96-113 6th-Pg 113: 4.13 , 14, 15, 16
Oct 14 - Oct 18	Week 2 Data Collection	Vertical Stability Galileo Thermometer Demo 6th: 118-127 6th-Pg 146: 5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7	Precipitation Processes 6th: 128-143 6th-Pg 146: 5.14, 16, 17	Leftovers Review for Quiz #3 Chapters 4-5
Oct 21 - Oct 25	Week 3 Data Collection	QUIZ #3 In Class Closed Book/Notes	Local Winds, Monsoons 6th: 174-193 6th-Pg 210: 7.3, 4, 5	Global-Scale Circulations 6th: 193-202, 344-348 6th-Pg 210: 7.11, 12, 13 HW #3 Due 5:00 pm Cloud ID
Oct 28 - Nov 1	Week 4 Data Collection Last Week	Air-Sea Interactions: El-Nino 6th: 202-210 6th-Pg 210: 7.18, 19, 20	Thunderstorms 6th: 274-290 6th-Pg 310: 10.1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 06, 18	Thunderstorm Hazards 6th: 290-295 6th-Pg 310: 10.18, 19, 22, 21, 23
Nov 4 - Nov 8		Tornadoes Hurricanes (start) 6th: 295-309 6th-Pg 310: 10.28, ??, ??	Hurricanes 6th: 314-340 6th-Pg. 341: 11.6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17	Leftovers Review for Quiz #4 Relevant Parts of Chapters 7, 10, 11
Nov 11 - Nov 15	Project Due Monday Nov 11 11:59 pm	VETERANS DAY No Class Project Due 11:59 pm Note Time	QUIZ #4 In Class Closed Book/Notes	Weather Forecasting Part I 6th: 245-270 6th-Pg 270: 9.3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17
Nov 18 - Nov 22		Weather Forecasting Part 2 Chaos Demo 6th: 245-270 6th-Pg 270: 9.3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17	Air Pollution 6th: 406-412, 415-429 6th-Pg 430: 14.1, 5, 14, 15, 19, 23 6th-Pg. 402: 13.5, 6, 7, 11	Ozone Depletion 6th: 412-417 6th-Pg 430: 12.10, 11
Nov 25 - Nov 29		Paleoclimate 6th: 376-401 6th-Pg. 402: 13.5, 6, 7, 10	No Class	THANKSGIVING No Class
Nov. 28 - Dec. 2		Global Warming Part I 6th: 376-401 6th-Pg. 402: 13.13, 17, 20	Global Warming Part II 6th: 376-401 6th-Pg. 402: 13.13, 17, 20	Leftovers Review for Quiz #5 Relative Parts of Chapters 9, 11, 13, 14
Dec. 5 - Dec. 9		QUIZ #5 In Class Closed Book/Notes	Closing Business Take Final or not?	Dead Day No Classes
Dec. 12 - Dec. 16			FINAL EXAM Counts as Two Quizzes Tuesday Dec 13 3:30 - 5:30 pm