Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 13	Introduction to 500 mb maps Winds and Precipitation from 500 mb maps Weather Forecasting using 500 mb Height Maps 500 mb map 1 (class handout) 500 mb map 2 (class handout)
January 18	Winds and Precipitation from 500 mb maps (Bottom section) Weather Forecasting using 500 mb Height Maps
January 20	Discuss term paper The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
January 23	The atmosphere Some properties of gases
January 25	Some properties of gases (Continued) Composition of the atmosphere Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 27	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere (Pressure Section) Human response to air pressure and density changes The Skew-T Diagram
January 30	Winds A crash course in cyclogenesis Numerical Weather Forecasting
February 1	Numerical Weather Forecasting (Ensemble Forecasting Section) Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation In-class text notes (WORD document)
February 3	A closer look at evaporation and condensation (Last section of page) Relative humidity and Dew Point Water Vapor Notes (WORD document)
February 6	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 8	Clouds Why Does Rising Air Cool?
February 10	Conditions under which air is forced to rise Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
February 17	Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere(Review Page) Stability of the atmosphere
February 20	Introduction to Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
February 22	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (Continued) Tornadoes
February 24	Tornadoes (continued)
February 27	Lightning
February 29	Hurricane Introduction and Formation
March 2	Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 5	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages
March 7	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages (Continued) Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather
March 19	Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather (Continued)
March 21	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 23	Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming
March 30	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Radiation and Radiative Equilibrium Temperature
April 2	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Increasing Greenhouse Gases
April 4	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Carbon Cycle
April 6	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models (bottom section) Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming
April 9	Potential Impacts of Global Warming(Continued) Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 11	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 WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 13	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Global Warming Summary and Discussion Discuss homework 5 WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 16	Global Warming Summary and Discussion(Bottom Section) Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 18	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth (continued) WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 20	Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes End of Exam 3 material