Lecture Notes / Reading Material

Material for Exam #1
August 24	The atmosphere Composition of the atmosphere Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere
August 29	Vertical variation of temperature, pressure, and density in the atmosphere Human response to air pressure and density changes The Skew-T Diagram
August 31	The Skew-T Diagram Water in the atmosphere A closer look at evaporation and condensation
September 5	A closer look at evaporation and condensation Relative humidity and Dew Point Energy Transfer
September 7	Energy Transfer Temperature, humidity, wind, and human comfort Clouds
September 12	Clouds (Very bottom of page) Moving air parcels up and down through the atmosphere Stability of the atmosphere
September 14	Hurricane Introduction and Formation Hurricane Movement and Damages
September 19	Hurricane Movement and Damages
Material for Exam #2
September 26	Atlantic Hurricanes and Their Effects on the United States Thunderstorms
September 28	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms
October 3	Thunderstorm Lifecycle and Severe Thunderstorms (bottom of page, windshear and below) Tornadoes Precipitation
October 5	Lightning Impacts of extreme weather on the United States
October 10	Impacts of extreme weather on the United States Ozone and the ozone hole Ultraviolet radiation and its effects
October 12	Ultraviolet radiation and its effects (bottom of page) Introduction to 500 mb weather maps More on 500 mb weather maps The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology
October 17	The 500 mb weather pattern and weather terminology Winds
October 19	Winds Cyclogenesis
October 24	Numerical Weather Forecasting Review for Exam
Material for Exam #3
October 31	Weather vs Climate Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth
November 2	Cause of Seasonal Changes on Earth Many Climates
November 7	Many Climates Solar Radiation and the Earth's Energy Budget I Infrared Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, and Earth's Energy Budget II Introduction to Climate Change
November 9	Introduction to Climate Change Increasing Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle
November 14	Uncertainty in Climate Prediction and Climate Models Climate Models and their Prediction of Climate Change Potential Impacts of Global Warming Reconstructing Past Climates
November 16	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 21	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)