Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 18	Introduction to 500 mb maps The atmosphere
January 20	The atmosphere(Bottom of page) Some properties of gases Composition of the atmosphere More on 500 mb maps
January 25	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere Human response to air pressure and density changes
January 27	Discuss term paper The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
February 1	Numerical Weather Forecasting Discuss Homework 2 The Skew-T Diagram
February 3	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation Water Vapor Notes (WORD document)
February 8	A closer look at evaporation and condensation (Last section of page) Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer Water Vapor Notes (WORD document)
February 10	Energy Transfer(Convection Section) Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 10	Clouds Why Does Rising Air Cool?
February 22	Conditions under which air is forced to rise Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
February 24	Introduction to Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 1	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (Continued) Tornadoes
March 3	Lightning
March 8	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 10	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Continued) Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages in the USA WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Hurricanes
March 22	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages in the USA (Last 2 Sections) Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Impacts of Extreme Weather
March 24	Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Ozone and UV Exposure End of Exam 2 material

Material for Exam #3
March 24	Weather vs Climate WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming
April 5	Weather vs Climate(Last section) Introduction to Climate Change Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Radiation and Radiative Equilibrium Temperature
April 7	Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Carbon Cycle and Climate Feedbacks
April 12	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth Fragile or Robust? WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 14	The Climate of the Pleistocene Is Life on 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 Global Warming Summary and Discussion WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 19	Global Warming Summary and Discussion(bottom section) Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 21	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (Continued) Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes End of Exam 3 material