Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Jan. 12 -  Jan .16

Course introduction

Lecture 1

FIRST DAY OF CLASS

Atmospheric Composition and Structure

Lecture 2 (pdf)

Lecture 2 (ppt)

Jan 19 - Jan. 23

MLK Jr. HOLIDAY

NO CLASS

Weather vs. Climate

Lecture 3 (pdf)

Lecture 3 (ppt)

Temperature and Heat Transfer

Lecture 4 (pdf)

Lecture 4 (ppt)

Jan. 26 - Jan. 30

Radiation

Lecture 5 (pdf)

Lecture 5 (ppt)

LAST DAY TO ADD COURSE

The Greenhouse Effect and Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance

Lecture 6 (pdf)

Lecture 6 (ppt)

See Lecture 6

LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED

GROUPS 1A and 2A

Feb. 2 - Feb. 6

The Seasons

Lecture 7 (pdf)

Lecture 7 (ppt)

Temperature

Variations

Lecture 8 (pdf)

Lecture 8 (ppt)

Atmospheric Moisture

Lecture 9 (pdf)

Lecture 9 (ppt)

RETURN LAB KITS

GROUPS 1A and 2A

Feb. 9 - Feb. 13

Condensation, cloud formation, and fog

Lecture 10 (pdf)

Lecture 10 (ppt)

Sling psychrometer reading in class for relative humidity (pdf)

LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED

GROUPS 1B and 2B

LAST DAY TO DROP COURSE

(Tuesday, Feb. 10)

Review for Midterm Exam #1

Exam #1 Review Sheet (pdf)

Midterm exam from previous semester (pdf)

Exam #1 (pdf)

Exam #1 key (pdf)

MIDTERM EXAM #1

Feb. 16 - Feb. 20

Clouds

Lecture 11 (pdf)

Lecture 11 (ppt)

Stability and Cloud Development

Lecture 12 (pdf)

Lecture 12 (ppt)

RETURN LAB KITS GROUP 1B and 2B

Precipitation

Lecture 13 (pdf)

Lecture 13 (ppt)

Feb. 23 - Feb. 27

Air pressure

Lecture 14 (pdf)

Lecture 14 (ppt)

Why does the wind blow?  Part I

Lecture 15 (pdf)

Lecture 15 (ppt)

HOMEWORK #1 DUE

Why does the wind blow?  Part II

Lecture 16 (pdf)

Lecture 16 (ppt)

Mar. 2 - Mar. 6

Turbulence and local winds

Lecture 17 (pdf)

Lecture 17 (ppt)

LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED

GROUPS 3A and 4A

Katabatic winds and monsoons

Lecture 18 (pdf)

Lecture 18 (ppt)

The General Circulation

Lecture 19 (pdf)

Lecture 19 (ppt)

Mar. 9 - Mar. 13

Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions

Lecture 20 (pdf)

Lecture 20 (ppt)

RETURN LAB KITS

GROUPS 3A and 4A

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM COURSE

(Tuesday, Mar. 10)

Review for Midterm Exam #2

Exam #2 Review Sheet (pdf)

Midterm exam from previous semester (pdf)

Exam #2 (pdf)

Exam #2 key (pdf)

MIDTERM EXAM #2

Mar. 16 - Mar. 20

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS

Mar. 23 - Mar. 27

Air masses

Lecture 21 (pdf)

Lecture 21 (ppt)

LAB KITS DISTRIBUTED

GROUPS 3B and 4B

Fronts

Lecture 22 (pdf)

Lecture 22 (ppt)

Tucson Frontal Passage

(Quicktime movie)

Mid-latitude cyclones

Lecture 23 (pdf)

Lecture 23 (ppt)

Mar. 30 - Apr. 3

Weather Forecasting

Part I

Lecture 24 (pdf)

Lecture 24 (ppt)

RETURN LAB KITS

GROUPS 3B and 4B

Weather Forecasting

Part II

Lecture 25 (pdf)

Lecture 25 (ppt)

Thunderstorms and Severe Weather

Part I

Lecture 26 (pdf)

Lecture 26 (ppt)

Apr. 6 - Apr. 10

Thunderstorms and Severe Weather

Part II: Tornadoes

Lecture 27 (pdf)

Lecture 27 (ppt)

Thunderstorms and Severe Weather

Part III: Western U.S. Hazards and Lightning

Lecture 28 (pdf)

Lecture 28 (ppt)

Lightning movie (mp4)

HOMEWORK #2 DUE

Hurricanes

Lecture 29 (pdf)

Lecture 29 (ppt)

Apr. 13 - Apr. 17

Air Pollution

Part I

Lecture 30 (pdf)

Lecture 30 (ppt)

Air Pollution

Part II

Lecture 31 (pdf)

Lecture 31 (ppt)

Global Climate

Lecture 32 (pdf)

Lecture 32 (ppt)

Apr. 20 - Apr. 24

Review for Midterm Exam #3

Exam #3 Review Sheet (pdf)

Midterm exam from previous semester (pdf)

MIDTERM EXAM #3

Exam #3 (pdf)

Exam #3 key (pdf)

Paleoclimate

Lecture 33 (pdf)

Lecture 33 (ppt)

Apr. 27 - May 1

Global Warming

Part I

Lecture 34 (pdf)

Lecture 34 (ppt)

IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers (pdf)

Global Warming

Part II

Lecture 35 (pdf)

Lecture 35 (ppt)

Global Warming

The Fix

Lecture 36 (pdf)

Lecture 36 (ppt)

May. 4 - May 8

Guest Lecturer

Erik Pytlak

Guest lecture presentation (ppt)

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

FINAL EXAMS BEGIN

May 11 -  May 15

Final exam review session

Time and location:

May 11, 5-7pm

 PAS 201

Final Exam Review Sheet (pdf)

Final exam from previous semester (pdf)

FINAL EXAM  

11 a.m.— 1 p.m.

ILC 120