NATS 101 (30)
Introduction to Weather & Climate

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Class Topics to be Selected from:
C. Donald Ahrens, Essentials of Meteorology

We will cover approximately ten chapters during the semester. The actual chapters that we study and the order in which they will be studied will be announced in class from time to time.  You are expected to read each chapter in its entirety.

Class Notes

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1

The Earth's Atmosphere

02

Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

07 Atmospheric Circulations
08 Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle-Latitude Cyclones
05 Cloud Development and Precipitation
10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
11 Hurricanes
14 Climate Change
15 Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics
12 Air Pollution
03 Air Temperature
04 Humidity, Condensation and Clouds
06 Air Pressure and Winds

09

Weather Forecasting

13 Global Climate