Weather, Climate & Society

Outline

Introduction

Class Outline

Syllabus

Calendar

Lecture Summaries

Lecture Notes

Homework Assignments

Term Paper Info

Past Exams

Grades

Interesting Links

Instructor's Homepage

Instructor:

Teaching Assistant:

Office Hours:

Textbook and Class Notes:

Lectures will be based on "Class Notes" available in PDF format from the class web page, materials from the class web page and a series of additional class notes to be distributed throughout the semester.

All class-relevant dates, such as homework deadlines, dates of exams, etc., will be posted in the class calendar.

Grading:

Homework will be given periodically during the semester. These are due one week after being assigned, unless otherwise noted. All homework assignments will also be available on the class web page. Homework assignments turned in late will incur a grade reduction of 10% per week for that assignment. Homework will account for 20% of your final grade.

There will be three in-class exams and a final exam. Each exam will last approximately one hour. Exam grades will account for 30% of your grade. The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, 8:00-10:00 A.M. in MLNG 310. The final exam will account for 20% of your grade.

A single term paper (up to 5 pages, excluding figures and references) that summarizes an independent project will also be required. A more complete description of this assignment is given separately. All papers must be typed and double-spaced. Term papers turned in late will incur a grade reduction of 10% per week, and will not be graded after the end of the semester. This paper will account for 30% of your grade.

Extra credit (up to 1% added to your final grade per extra credit assignment) will be given for attending out-of-class seminars and writing a one-page summary of the seminar lecture. These seminars will be announced throughout the semester and posted on the class web page.

Grading Summary:

Recommended Texts:

Basic Meteorology:

Meteorology, E. W. Danielson, J. Levin, and E. Abrams, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Meteorology, R. A. Anthes, 7th edition, 1997.

Meteorology Today -- An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment, C. D. Ahrens, 5th edition, 1994.

The Weather Book -- An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the USA's Weather, J. Williams, 1997.

Understanding Weather and Climate, E. Aguado and J. E. Burt, Prentice Hall, 1999.

Weather and Society:

Weather and People, M. D. Morgan and J. M. Moran, 1997.

Does the weather really matter? The social implications of climate change, W. J. Burroughs, 1997.

Climate and Society:

Climatic Change and Human Society, I. D. Whyte, 1995.

Earth -- Evolution of a Habitable World, J. I. Lunine, 1999.

Global Warming, John Houghton, 1997.

Global Environmental Change: An Atmospheric Perspective, J. Horel and J. Geisler, 1997.

Climate History and the Modern World, H. H. Lamb, 1995.

Global Environmental Change -- Its Nature and Impact, J. J. Hidore, 1996.

Geosystems -- An Introduction to Physical Geography, R. W. Christopherson, 1997.

Atmospheric Change -- An Earth System Perspective, T. E. Graedel and P. J. Crutzen, 1993.

The Climate Revealed, W. J. Burroughs, 1999.