Lecture Summaries

Material for Exam #1
August 25	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere
August 27	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation
August 30	A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
September 1	Relative humidity and Dew Point Clouds
September 3	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere Human response to air pressure and density changes
September 8	Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Atmospheric Stability
September 10	Atmospheric Stability
September 13	3 changes that make atmosphere more unstable Conditions which force air to rise
Material for Exam #2
September 20	Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
September 22	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms Lightning
September 24	Lightning Tornadoes
September 27	Tornadoes Lightning and Tornado Videos
September 29	Hurricane Formation
October 1	Hurricane Movement and Dangers
October 4	Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
October 6	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
October 8	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
Material for Exam #3
October 18	Introduction to 500 mb weather maps
October 20	Winds at 500 mb, 500 mb pattern and precipitation Large scale weather pattern and weather terminology
October 22	Weather maps for the October 21 rain event in Tucson. Winds
October 25	Winds
October 27	Cyclogenesis
October 29	Precipitation Ozone and the ozone hole
November 1	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
November 3	Climate vs. Weather Many Climates
November 5	Many Climates
Material for Exam #4
November 5	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I
November 12	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II
November 15	Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
November 17	Introduction to Climate Change Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
November 19	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change The Coming Climate (from Scientific American, 1997) Potential Impacts of Global Warming
November 22	Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust?
November 24	The Climate of the Holocene The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Summary for Global Warming