Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 17	Introduction to 500 mb maps
January 22	Winds and Precipitation from 500 mb maps Weather Forecasting using 500 mb Height Maps
January 24	Discuss term paper The 500 mb weather pattern, Longwaves, Shortwaves, and Common weather terminology
January 27	The 500 mb weather pattern, Longwaves, Shortwaves, and Common weather terminology(continued) Numerical Weather Forecasting
January 29	The atmosphere Some properties of gases
January 31	Some properties of gases (Continued) Composition of the atmosphere Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
February 3	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere (Continued) Human response to air pressure and density changes
February 5	The Skew-T Diagram Winds
February 7	Winds (continued) A crash course in cyclogenesis
February 10	Water in the Atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation In-class text notes for phase changes of water (WORD document)
February 12	Relative humidity and Dew Point In-class text notes for Relative Humidity and Dewpoint (WORD document)
February 14	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 21	Clouds Why Does Rising Air Cool? Conditions under which air is forced to rise
February 24	Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
February 26	Stability of the atmosphere Introduction to Thunderstorms
February 28	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 3	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms(Section on mixed layer development) Tornadoes
March 5	Lightning
March 7	Hurricane Introduction and Characteristics Hurricane Strengthening and Energetics Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 10	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Continued) Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages
March 12	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages (Continued) The North American Monsoon (Arizona Monsoon)
March 14	No Class
March 24	Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather
March 26	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 28	Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming
April 4	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 Radiation and Radiative Equilibrium Temperature
April 7	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II (Continued) Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Carbon Cycle
April 9	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle (Continued) Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
April 11	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change (Continued) Potential Impacts of Global Warming
April 14	Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is Life on Earth Fragile or Robust? WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 16	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 18	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today(Continued) Global Warming Summary and Discussion Discuss homework 5
April 21	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 23	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth (continued)
April 25	Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on climates and optical phenomena End of Exam 3 material