Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 13	Introduction to 500 mb maps 500 mb handout, side 1 500 mb handout, side 2
January 18	Introduction to 500 mb maps (Review) Winds and Precipitation from 500 mb maps
January 20	Discuss Research Paper Weather Forecasting using 500 mb Height Maps
January 23	The 500 mb weather pattern, Longwaves, Shortwaves, and Common weather terminology Numerical Weather Forecasting
January 25	The atmosphere Properties of gases; Kinetic Model
January 27	Composition of the atmosphere Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 30	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere(Continued) Human response to air pressure and density changes The Skew-T Diagram
February 1	Winds A crash course in cyclogenesis
February 3	Water in the Atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation In-class text notes for phase changes of water (WORD document) End of Exam 1 Material

Material for Exam #2
February 10	Relative humidity and Dew Point In-class text notes for Relative Humidity and Dewpoint (WORD document)
February 13	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
February 15	Clouds Why Does Rising Air Cool? Conditions under which air is forced to rise
February 17	Precipitation Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
February 20	Stability of the atmosphere (continued) Introduction to Thunderstorms
February 22	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
February 24	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms(continued) Tornadoes
February 27	Tornadoes(Continued) Mixed Layer Handout End of Exam 2 Material

Material for Exam #3
March 6	Lightning
March 8	Hurricane Introduction and Characteristics Hurricane Strengthening and Energetics
March 10	No Class
March 20	Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 22	Hurricane Cycles, Links to Climate Change, and trends in hurricane damages The North American Monsoon (Arizona Monsoon)
March 24	The North American Monsoon (continued) Impacts of Extreme Weather; Possible Trends in Severe Weather
March 27	Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Ozone and UV Exposure
March 29	Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Climate, Climate Change, and Global Warming Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Radiation and Radiative Equilibrium Temperature
March 31	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I (continued) WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Radiation and Radiative Equilibrium Temperature Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II End of Exam 3 Material

Material for Exam #4
April 7	Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on the carbon cycle
April 10	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Modeling Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on feedbacks in the climate system
April 12	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change (Continued) Potential Impacts of Global Warming
April 14	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 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 19	Global Warming Summary and Discussion Discuss Global Warming Essay
April 21	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on Seasonal Changes
April 24	Seasons / Seasonal Changes on Earth (bottom section) Many Climates Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on climates and optical phenomena
April 26	Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze (continued) WORD Document Containing in-class text notes on climates and optical phenomena End of Exam 4 material