Weather and Climate

Geography 1010

• Fall 2004 - (web page or MS-Word doc)

• Fall 2004 - (MS-Excel)
• Clouds reference - (web page or MS-PowerPoint)
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
  

• Lecture 1: Chapter 1  (PowerPoint) (pdf)
  
• Orders of Magnitude
  

• Lecture 2: Chapter 2  (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• 3d Model of seasons and Earth-Sun relationships
  
• Seasons Animation

• Lecture 3: Origin of the atmosphere (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• Origin of the atmosphere
• Origin of life
  
• The other planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter)
  

• Lecture 4: Chapter 3: The Modern Atmosphere (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• Introduction to the ozone hole
• The current ozone hole
• Air Quality anywhere in the US
• Plain English guide to the CLEAN AIR ACT
• Costs and benefits of the clean air act

• Lecture 5: Atoms, molecules and energy (PowerPoint) (pdf)

• Lecture 6: Atmospheric energy balance (PowerPoint) 


• Lecture 7: Temperature (PowerPoint) (pdf)

• Lecture 8:  Atmospheric and Oceanic circulation (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• Coriolis Animation and Software

• Lecture 9:  Water and atmospheric moisture (PowerPoint) 
• Water molecule

• Lecture 10: Weather (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• National Weather Service
• Weather Underground
• The weather channel: weather.com

• Lecture 11: Water Resources (PowerPoint) (pdf)
  

• Lecture 12: Climate (PowerPoint) (pdf)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  

• Exam 1: September 30th.
• Study guide
• Exam 2: November 2nd.
• Study guide
• Grades
• Exam 3: December 7th
• Study Guide
• Grades from Exam 3 and scores you need on the Final
• Final Exam: December 14th, 8:00am.
  

3-dimensional Earth Science models: using Vpython

Models Globe - Earth orbit and rotation The coriolis effect Atmospheric stability Heat: Phase changes in water

Links

• Hurricane Advisories - excellent page on huricanes in general with details on current hurricanes.
• Hurricane Ivan
• Tracking Maps
• Pictures from Earth Observatory
• Weather Underground: Tropical Weather
  

• National Weather Service
• Weather Underground
• The weather channel: weather.com
• Weather Animations
• VideoWeather
• Information
• USA Today: Helping understand the weather

• Earth and Moon view from Fourmilab, Switzerland
  

• IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• US National assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

• National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration
• National Climatic Data Center
  

• Rainfall measurements
• Earth Observatory: Images of storms and Hurricanes