Atmo336 Weather, Climate and Society: Section 3

Reading material for Lectures

Material for Exam #1
January 11	Course overview Introduction to 500 mb maps
January 16	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere
January 18	Temperature, pressure, and density of the atmosphere Human response to air pressure and density changes More on 500 mb maps
January 23	Why does the 500 mb height depend on air temperature? The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
January 25	Cyclogenesis
January 30	Winds
February 1	Numerical Weather Forecasting
February 6	Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
February 8	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort
Material for Exam #2
February 22	Clouds Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Conditions which force air to rise
February 27	Conditions which force air to rise Precipitation Stability of the atmosphere
March 1	Intro to Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
March 6	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages
March 8	Hurricane Energetics
March 20	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
March 22	Tornadoes Lightning Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
Material for Exam #3
April 3	Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects Weather vs Climate
April 5	Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
April 10	Introduction to Climate Change(last section) Increasing Greenhouse Gases
April 12	Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Model Predictions of future climate
April 17	An Inconvenient Truth
April 19	An Inconvenient Truth completion plus supplementary material
April 24	Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene The seasons