Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 22	Introduction to 500 mb maps The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere
January 24	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 29	Human response to air pressure and density changes More on 500 mb maps Why does the 500 mb height depend on air temperature?
January 31	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Winds
February 5	Winds Cyclogenesis
February 7	Cyclogenesis Numerical Weather Forecasting Water in the atmosphere
February 12	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
February 14	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer
February 19	Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
February 21	Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
Material for Exam #2
February 28	Clouds Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Conditions which force air to rise
March 4	Precipitation Stability of the atmosphere
March 6	Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 11	Tornadoes Lightning
March 13	Lightning (material after in-class handout) Hurricane Introduction and Formation
March 25	Lightning (material after in-class handout) Hurricane Introduction and Formation
March 27	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States Hurricane Movement and Damages
April 1	Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects Tornado Videos
Material for Exam #3
April 10	Weather vs Climate Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
April 15	Introduction to Climate Change(very bottom of page) Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
April 17	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 (top section of page)
April 22	The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth 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
April 24	Summary for Global Warming Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
April 29	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (Continued) Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze (Section is at bottom of the web page)