Lecture Notes / Reading Material

Material for Exam #1
August 23	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere
August 25	Composition of the atmosphere Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
August 28	Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere Human response to air pressure and density changes
August 30	The Skew-T Diagram Water in the atmosphere
September 1	A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point
September 6	Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer
September 8	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds
September 11	Clouds Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere
September 13	Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
September 15	Hurricane Introduction and Formation
September 18	Hurricane Movement and Damages
Material for Exam #2
September 25	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States
September 27	Thunderstorms Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
September 29	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
October 2	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (bottom of page, windshear and below) Tornadoes
October 4	Lightning
October 6	Precipitation Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
October 9	Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
October 11	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects Introduction to 500 mb weather maps
October 13	Introduction to 500 mb weather maps More on 500 mb weather maps
October 16	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Winds
October 18	Winds
October 20	Cyclogenesis Numerical Weather Forecasting
October 23	Review for Exam
Material for Exam #3
October 27	Weather vs Climate Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
October 30	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
November 1	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth (Bottom of page) Many Climates
November 3	Many Climates Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I
November 6	Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
November 8	Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
November 10	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change
November 15	Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates The Climate of the Pleistocene
November 17	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 The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today
November 20	The Present Warming: 20th Centrury through today Summary for Global Warming Blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds, haze (Section is at bottom of the web page)