Date Topic Read Assign

Th Jan 20 Atmospheric Composition and Structure Ch. 1

Tu Jan 25 Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Ch 2,3 PS #1

Th Jan 27 Solar Radiation; Radiation Laws; Atmospheric Optics Ch 2,4

Tu Feb 1 Terrestrial Radiation; The Greenhouse Effect; Global Energy Balance Ch. 2,3

Th Feb 3 Diurnal, Seasonal, and Secular Changes in Radiative Balance Ch. 3

Tu Feb 8 Atmospheric Pressure; Hydrostatic Balance Ch. 9 DUE

Th Feb 10 Atmospheric Moisture; Clouds; Fog; Condensation Ch. 5,6

Tu Feb 15 * Evaporation and Precipitation; Latent Heat; The Hydrological Cycle Ch. 5

Th Feb 17 mid-term

Tu Feb 22 Diabatic and Adiabatic processes; Lapse rates; Stability; Cloud Development Ch. 7 PS #2

Th Feb 24 Precipitation Formation; Ice; Snow; Cloud Seeding Ch. 8

Tu Feb 29 Pressure Gradient Force; Coriolus Force; Geostrophic Balance; Divergence Ch. 9

Th Mar 2 Small-scale Circulation Ch 10

Tu Mar 7* Air Masses; Weather Systems; Weather Forecasting Ch 12;14

Th Mar 9 The Jet Stream; Thermal Wind Ch 11 DUE

Tu Mar 14 SPRING BREAK

Th Mar 16 SPRING BREAK

Tu Mar 21 Mid-Latitude Cyclones; Vorticity; Storm Systems Ch 13

Th Mar 23 Thunderstorms; Tornadoes Ch 15 PS #3

Tu Mar 28 Tropical Meteorology; Tropical Cyclones and Hurricanes Ch 16

Th Mar 30 Large-Scale Circulation of the Atmosphere Ch 11

Tu Apr 4 Global Climate; Regional Climate Classification Ch. 18

Th Apr 6 Seasonality and Monsoons Ch. 10;18

Tu Apr 11 Interactions between Atmosphere and Ocean, Biosphere, and Cryosphere Ch. 11 DUE

Th Apr 13 El Niño and the Southern Oscillation Ch. 11

Tu Apr 18 Variability of Climate over Time Ch. 19

Th Apr 20 Climate Change and Global Warming Ch. 19 PS #4

Tu Apr 25* Atmospheric Pollution Ch. 17

Th Apr 27* Weather and Mortality Ch. 3,5

Tu May 2 Course summary DUE

Tu May 9 FINAL EXAM (2-5pm)

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* guest lecture