Lecture Notes / Reading Material

Material for Exam #1
August 26	The atmosphere Some properties of gases
August 31	Composition of the atmosphere Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
September 2	Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere (Continued) Human response to air pressure and density changes
September 7	The Skew-T Diagram Water in the atmosphere
September 9	A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
September 14	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds
September 16	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages(Top Section)
September 21	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Finish Section "Hurricane Occurrence") End of Exam 1 Material Review for Exam 1
Material for Exam #2
September 28	Hurricane Movement and Damages (Begin section "Predicting Hurricane Movement") Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
September 30	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States(last two sections of the page) Why Does Rising Air Cool? Conditions under which air is forced to rise Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
October 5	Stability of the atmosphere (Continued) Thunderstorm Overview Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
October 7	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (Continued) Tornadoes
October 12	Tornadoes(Continued) Lightning WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
October 14	Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Introduction to 500 mb weather maps WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
October 19	More on 500 mb weather maps Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
October 21	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects (last section of page) The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Numerical Weather Forecasting End of Exam 2 Material
Material for Exam #3
November 2	Weather vs Climate Introduction to Climate Change Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 4	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I (Continued) Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 9	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 16	Potential Impacts of Global Warming (continued) Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust? The Climate of the Holocene Controversy: Global Average Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 18	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Global Warming Summary and Discussion WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 23	Global Warming Summary and Discussion(Last Section) Brief description of Seasonal Changes on Earth Many Climates WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture
November 30	Many Climates (Continued) Blue skies, Red sunsets, Haze WORD Document Containing in-class text notes that I write during lecture End of Exam 3 Material