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Atmospheric Sciences 101: Weather
Summer 2007

Syllabus and Readings

The following is the tentative schedule for Summer Quarter 2007. Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule; however, students are encouraged to attend all lectures and regularly check web-page for updates. Some web-browsers may require you to manually "reload" or "refresh" the web-page for the most current update. Page references in the readings refer to the 8th edition of Ahren's Meteorology Today.

DATES
TOPICS COVERED
READINGS
18 June -
22 June
Weather, Climate, Compostion & Structure of the Atmosphere, Radiation & Atmospheric Optics (I)
pp. 2-17; 28-48;
192-196; 518-525
25 June -
30 June
Weather Satellites, Controls of Air Temperature
& Weather Forecasting
pp. 56-82;
130-134; 336-362
4 July
NO CLASS
 
 
2 July -
6 July
Humidity, Cloud Formation & Cloud Types
pp. 86-103;
108-135
9 July -
13 July
Atmospheric Stability, Cloud Development,
Precipitation & Atmospheric Optics (II)
pp. 140-159;
164-188; 527-536
16 July -
20 July
Air Pressure, Forces Affecting Air Motion
& Geostrophic Wind
pp. 196-216
26 July
Midterm Examination
 
 
23 July -
27 July
Local Winds
pp. 222-251
30 July -
3 August
General Circulation, Air Masses, Frontal Systems
& Mid-Latitude Cyclones
pp. 256-281;
286-306; 310-332
6 August -
10 August
Thunderstorms, Tornadoes & Lightning
pp. 368-401
13 August -
15 August
Hurricanes
pp. 406-427
16 August
Final Examination: Multiple Choice
 
 
17 August
Final Examination: Written Component