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Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Summer 2004

Syllabus and Readings

The following is the tentative schedule for Summer Quarter 2004.  Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule; however, students are encouraged to attend all lectures and regularly check this page for updates  (CAUTION: some web-browsers may require you to manually "reload" or "refresh" the syllabus web-page for the most current update).  All page references in the readings refer to the 3rd edition of Essentials of Meteorology.

DATES TOPICS COVERED READINGS
21 June -
25 June		 Weather, Climate, Compostion & Structure of the Atmosphere, Radiation & Atmospheric Optics (I) pp. 2-13; 26-50; 140-144 & 400-408
28 June -
2 July		 Controls of Air Temperature, Weather Forecasting pp. 54-71 &
228-245
5 July NO CLASS  
 
6 July -
9 July		 Humidity & Clouds pp. 75-105
12 July -
16 July		 Atmospheric Stability & Cloud Formation pp. 110-118
19 July -
23 July		 Precipitation & Atmospheric Optics (II) pp. 119-135 &
408-417
29 July Midterm Examination  
 
26 July -
30 July		 Air Pressure, Forces Affecting Air Motion,
Geostrophic Wind & Local Winds		 pp. 144-162 & 166-178
2 August -
6 August		 General Circulation & Air Masses pp. 178-182 & 198-208
9 August -
13 August		 Frontal Systems & Middle Latitude Cyclones pp. 208-224
16 August -
20 August		 Thunderstorms, Tornadoes & Lightning pp. 254-285
19 August Final Examination: Multiple Choice  
 
20 August Final Examination: Written Component