Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 16	Introduction to 500 mb maps
January 21	Winds and Precipitation from 500 mb maps Weather Forecasting using 500 mb Height Maps
January 23	The 500 mb weather pattern, Longwaves, Shortwaves, and Common weather terminology
January 26	Numerical Weather Forecasting The atmosphere
January 28	Some properties of gases Composition of the atmosphere
January 30	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
February 2	Human response to air pressure and density changes The Skew-T Diagram Winds
February 4	Winds (continued) A crash course in cyclogenesis
February 6	Water in the Atmosphere In-class text notes for phase changes of water (WORD document) End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 13	A closer look at evaporation and condensation In-class text notes for phase changes of water (WORD document) Relative humidity and Dew Point In-class text notes for Relative Humidity and Dewpoint (WORD document)
February 16	Relative humidity and Dew Point (continued) In-class text notes for Relative Humidity and Dewpoint (WORD document) Energy Transfer
February 18	Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds Why Does Rising Air Cool?
February 20	Why Does Rising Air Cool?(continued) Conditions under which air is forced to rise Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
February 23	Stability of the atmosphere Introduction to Thunderstorms
February 25	Introduction to Thunderstorms(continued) Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
February 27	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms(Supercell thunderstorms and below) Tornadoes
March 2	Tornadoes(Continued) End of Exam 2 Material

Material for Exam #3
March 9	Lightning
March 11	Hurricane Introduction and Characteristics Hurricane Strengthening and Energetics
March 13	Hurricane Strengthening and Energetics(continued) Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 23	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Destruction at Landfall) Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages
March 25	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages (last two sections) The North American Monsoon (Arizona Monsoon) Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather
March 27	Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather (last 2 sections) Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Ozone and UV Exposure
March 30	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects (continued) WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Ozone and UV Exposure Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming
April 1	Introduction to Climate Change (last section) WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming 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 3	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II (continued) End of Exam 3 Material

Material for Exam #4
April 3	Increasing Greenhouse Gases
April 10	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on the carbon cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on feedbacks in the climate system
April 13	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming
April 15	Potential Impacts of Global Warming(continued) 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 17	The Climate of the Pleistocene (Quick Review) Is Life on Earth Fragile or Robust? The Climate of the Holocene Controversy: Global Average Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History
April 20	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Global Warming Summary and Discussion WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate History Discuss homework 5
April 22	Global Warming Summary and Discussion (Bottom Section) Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 24	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth (continued)
April 27	Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on climates and optical phenomena End of Exam 4 material Course Evaluations -- Extra Credit Day