| Date of Assignment |
Topic |
4th Edition |
3rd Edition |
|
| Fri.,
Apr. 14 |
Thunderstorms,
Tornadoes, and Lightning |
(Ch.
10) pps 257-290 |
pps
253-285 |
|
| Wed.,
Apr. 12 |
Thermal
Circulations Sea and Land Breezes Global Winds |
(Ch.
7) pps 170-173 pps 181-186 |
pps
168-171 pps 178-184 |
up to, but not including, Westerly Winds and the Jet Stream |
| Fri.,
Apr. 7 |
Why
the Wind Blows Newton's Laws of Motion Forces that cause winds |
pps
150-153 (Ch. 6) |
pps
147-151 |
|
| Mon.,
Apr. 3 |
Types
of Precipitation Measuring Precip. (Ch. 5) |
pps
127-137 |
pps
126-135 |
|
| Fri.,
Mar. 31 |
Precipitation
Processes (Ch. 5) |
pps
121-127 |
pps
119-126 |
|
| Satellite
Photographs |
pps
99-100 in photocopied notes |
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| Mon.,
Mar. 27 |
Clouds
(Ch. 4) |
pps
96-108 |
pps
93-105 |
|
| Fri.,
Mar. 24 |
Dew,
Frost, Fog (Ch. 4) |
pps
89-96 |
pps
86-93 |
up
to, but not including, the section Clouds |
| Mon.,
Mar. 20 |
Humidity
(Ch. 4) |
pps
78-89 |
pps
76-86 |
up
to, but not including, the section Dew and Frost |
| Fri.,
Mar. 3 |
Why
the Earth has Seasons |
pps
42-51 |
pps
42-50 |
|
| Fri.,
Feb. 24 |
Energy
balance cont'd |
pps
39-42 |
pps
39-42 |
up
to, but not including, the section Why the Earth has Seasons. |
| Wed.,
Feb. 22 |
Absorption,
emission of radiation Radiative equilibrium |
pps
34-38 |
pps
34-39 |
|
| Mon.,
Feb. 20 |
Electromagnetic
radiation |
pps
31-34 |
pps
31-34 |
|
| Fri.,
Feb. 17 |
Controls
of Temperature |
pps
63-64 |
pps
60-62 |
Chapter
3 (an online version is
available if you are purchasing
individual chapters as they are needed) |
| Fri.,
Feb. 17 |
Energy,
temperature, energy transport |
pps
26-30 |
pps
26-30 |
beginning
of Chapter 2 |
| Wed., Feb. 8 |
Surface and Upper Air Charts |
pps 148-149 |
pps 146-147 |
see also pps 115-119 in
photocopied notes |
| Mon., Feb. 6 |
Weather Symbols and the Station
Model |
pps 431-432 |
pps 427-428 |
|
| Mon., Feb. 6 |
Weather and Climate |
pps 13-22 |
pps 13-21 |
|
| Fri., Feb. 3 |
Stratospheric Ozone and the
Ozone Hole |
pps 325-327, p. 330 |
pps 321-323, p. 324 |
up to, but not including, Air
Pollution Trends and Patterns |
| Mon., Jan. 30 |
Atmospheric Pressure |
pps 141-148 |
pps 139-146 |
up to, but not including,
Surface and Upper-Level Charts |
| Fri., Jan. 20 |
Vertical Structure of the
Atmosphere |
pps 8-13 |
pps 7-12 |
up to the Brief Review |
| Wed., Jan. 18 |
Air Pollutants |
pps 317-325 |
pps 313- 321 |
up to, but not including,
Stratospheric Ozone |
| Wed., Jan. 11 |
Composition of the Atmosphere |
pps 1-7 |
pps 1-7 |
up to the Brief Review on p. 7 |