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so keep an eye out for typos. You should always read
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even if you were in class.
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we will be covering in the next
week or so.
Tue.,
Dec. 4 - Hurricanes
Thu., Nov. 29 - Quiz #4 (music:
"Hibernian Rhapsody"
by
De
Danann)
Tue.,
Nov. 27
- Lightning
Thu., Nov. 22 - Thanksgiving Break
Tue., Nov. 20
- Tornadoes pt. 2
Thu., Nov. 15
- Thunderstorms pt. 2, tornadoes pt. 1
Tue., Nov. 13
- Ocean currents, SW monsoon, thunderstorms pt. 1
Thu., Nov. 8
- Cause of the Coriolis force, thermal circulations, 1- and 3-cell
models of the earth's global scale
wind and pressure pattern
Tue., Nov. 6
- Upper level and surface winds in the northern and southern
hemisphere, water draining from sinks and toilets
Thu., Nov. 1 - Quiz #3
Tue., Oct. 30
- Precipitation producing processes, types of precipitation
Thu., Oct. 25
- Identifying and naming clouds, measuring humidity
Tue., Oct. 23
- Drying moist air, rainshadow effect, measuring humidity, dew &
frost, condensation nucle, cloud in a bottle,
clouds and climate change
Thu., Oct. 18
- Introduction to humidity variables, humidity problem examples
Tue., Oct. 16
- Atmospheric greenhouse effect, effects of clouds on day and nighttime
temperatures,
global warming misconception
Thu., Oct. 11 - Quiz #2 (music:
Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole
"Somewhere
Over the
Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"
Tue., Oct. 9
- Electromagnetic spectrum, rules governing the emission of EM
radiation, radiation emitted by the earth and sun,
radiative equilibrium, filtering
effect of the atmosphere on EM radiation
Thu., Oct. 4
- Latent heat energy transport; static electricity, electric fields,
electromagnetic radiation, wavelength and frequency
Tue., Oct. 2
- Temperature & heat, temperature scales, conduction &
convection, wind chill, latent heat energy transport?
Thu., Sep. 27
- Upper level charts, introduction to energy and energy transport,
specific and latent heat
Upper Level Charts Pt. 3 -
Supplementary reading
Upper Level Charts Pt. 2 -
Supplementary
reading
Upper Level Charts Pt. 1
- Required reading
Supplementary
notes - The fall equinox, Manhattanhenge
Tue., Sep. 25
- Pressure gradient, cold & warm fronts, locating fronts on a
surface weather map
Thu., Sep. 20 - Quiz #1
(music: Sigur Ros "Fljotavik",
"Med Sud I Eyrum",
"Godan Daginn"
Tue., Sep. 18
- Isobaric analysis, winds that blow around surface high and low
pressure, Archimedes law
Thu., Sep. 13
- Charles' Law, vertical forces acting on air parcels, station model
notation
Tue., Sep. 11
- Air density and air temperature
changes with altitude, troposphere & stratosphere, upward pressure
force demonstration, ideal gas law
Thu., Sep. 06
- Pressure force, mercury barometers, Practice
Quiz
Tue., Sep. 04
- Mass, weight, density, and pressure
Thu., Aug. 30
- Air qualiity index, sulfur dioxide & acid rain, particulate
matter and its effects on visiblity
Tue., Aug. 28
- Carbon monoxide, temperature inversions, "good" & "bad" ozone,
photochemical smog
Thu., Aug. 23
- Origin & evolution of the earth's atmosphere, main pollutants
Tue., Aug. 21
- First day of class, composition of the earth's atmosphere