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Weather, Climate & Society

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Section 1. Atmospheric composition and structure
Early History of the Earth's atmosphere
Composition of the atmosphere
The layered atmosphere
Water in the atmosphere
Circulation of water in the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide and the carbon cycle
Stratospheric ozone and the ozone hole
Air pollution and acid rain
Earth's energy balance and the greenhouse effect
Review for First Exam

Section 2. The atmosphere and the weather
Pressure and winds
Water vapor in the atmosphere
Clouds and precipitation
Severe thunderstorms
Tornadoes and the weather radar
Hurricanes
Lightning and thunder
Review for Second Exam

Section 3. Climate and the general circulation
What is climate?
What factors affect a region's climate?
Urban climate
General circulation of the atmosphere
Causes of climate change

Section 4. Climate through human history
The Geological Time Scale
Reconstructing past climates
Instrumental records
Historical and archaeological records
Environmental indicators
The climate of the Pleistocene
What drives glacial cycles
The End of the Ice Age World
Human Evolution and Climate
The Younder Dryas Event
The Climate of the Holocene
Climate Influences on the Development of Civilizations
The Climate of the 20th Century
Present-Day Climate Variability
Review for Third Exam

Section 5. Modeling weather and climate
Weather forecasting and and climate modeling
Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
The Coming Climate (Scien. American, 1997)
Computers Model World's Climate, but How Well? (NYT, 1997)
Potential impacts of global warming

Review for Final Exam
 
Andrea Hahmann
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