Reading material for Lectures

  
Material for Exam #1
January 17 Introduction to 500 mb maps
The atmosphere
Composition of the atmosphere
January 19 Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 24 Human response to air pressure and density changes
More on 500 mb maps
Why does the 500 mb height depend on air temperature?
The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
January 26 The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
Winds
January 31 Winds
Cyclogenesis
February 2 Cyclogenesis
Numerical Weather Forecasting
February 7 Water in the atmosphere
A closer look at evaporation and condensation
Relative humidity and Dew Point
February 9 Relative humidity and Dew Point
Energy Transfer
Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
Material for Exam #2
February 21 Clouds
Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
Conditions which force air to rise
February 23 Conditions which force air to rise
Precipitation
Stability of the atmosphere
February 28 Thunderstorms
Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 2 Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
March 7 Tornado Videos
Lightning
March 9 Hurricane Introduction and Formation
Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 21 Hurricane Movement and Damages
Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
March 23 Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States Last Section of Page
Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
Ozone and the ozone hole
Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
Material for Exam #3
April 4 Weather vs Climate
Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
April 6 Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (last two sections)
Many Climates
April 11 Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I
Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II
Introduction to Climate Change
April 13 Introduction to Climate Change(last section)
Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models
April 18 Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models(continued)
Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
Potential Impacts of Global Warming
Reconstructing Past Climates
The Climate of the Pleistocene
April 20 Is the Earth's Climate Fragile or Robust?
The Climate of the Holocene
Controversy: Global Average Temperature Reconstruction over the last 2000 years
The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today
Summary for Global Warming


Dale Ward