Date

Lecture topic

Required reading

Assignt. due

WEEK 1: Introduction

Chap 1; Chap 2 (p.19-25; 30-32)

W 09/26

 Course goals and overview

Th 09/27

 Global Change

F 09/28

 Discussion session: Math Survey

Discussion worksheet

WEEK 2: Climate of the Earth System

Chap 2;  Chap 3 (p.34-46)

M 10/01

 Systems and Feebacks

Tu 10/02

 Systems and Feedbacks; Daisyworld

W 10/03

 Daisyworld (cont.)

Th 10/04

 Radiation

Fr 10/05

 Discussion session

WEEK 3: Global Energy Balance

Chap 3

M 10/08

 Radiation (cont.)

#1

Tu 10/09

 Global Energy Balance: the Greenhouse Effect

W 10/10

 Global Energy Balance: the Greenhouse Effect

Th 10/11

 Global Energy Balance: Global warming

Fr 10/12

 Discussion session

WEEK 4: Atmospheric Circulation and Climate

Chap 4 (68-81); Chap 5 (83-85) 

M 10/15

 Feedbacks and Clouds

Tu 10/16

 Convection in the atmosphere

#2

W 10/17

 Atmospheric Circulation

Th 10/18

 Global Patterns of Temperature and Rainfall;Climate zones

ppt of animations
rainfall animation

Fr 10/19

 Review session for midterm #1

WEEK 5: Ocean-Atmosphere coupling

Chap 5 (91-101)

M 10/22

 Midterm # 1

Tu 10/23

 Hydrosphere; Ocean structure

W 10/24

 Wind-driven ocean circulation

Th 10/25

 Circulation of the Deep Ocean

Fr 10/26

 Discussion session

WEEK 6: Carbon Cycle

Chap 15 (308-312); Chap 7 (117-118; 141); Chap 8 (147-154,158-161;167-170)

M 10/29

 El Nino

  ppt animations

Tu 10/30

 Plate tectonics

ppt animations

W 10/31

 Carbon Cycle

Th 11/01

 Carbon Cycle

Fr 11/02

 Discussion session

WEEK 7: Climate change on many time scales

Chap 10 (skim); Chap 11 (skim); Chap 12 (236-249); Chap 14; Chap 15 (289-306)

M 11/05

 Evolution of the Atmosphere: Rise of oxygen

Tu 11/06

 Long-term  climate regulation

#3

W 11/07

 Special  lecture: Nate Mantua " Climate change science and projected impacts on the Pacific Northwest"

in Allen Library Auditorium (UW Common Book Events)

Th 11/08

 Pleistocene Glaciations

Fr 11/09

 Discussion Session

WEEK 8 - Human influence on the composition of the atmosphere

Chapter 17 (skip nitrogen and bromine cycles) 

M 11/12

 VETERANS DAY – NO CLASS

Tu 11/13

 Ozone hole I

W 11/14

 Ozone hole II

ppt animations

Th 11/15

 Ozone hole III

Fr 11/16

 Discussion session

#4

 WEEK 9 - Human influence on climate

M 11/19

 Review Session for Midterm #2

Tu 11/20

 Midterm #2

W 11/21

 Global Warming: The signs and the Science (PBS)

Th 11/22

 THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS

Fr 11/23

 THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS

 WEEK 10 – Global Warming

 Chap 16

M 11/26

  How do human activities contribute to climate change?

Tu 11/27

  What are the global and local impacts of climate change?

W 11/28

  What will the future look like?

Th 11/29

  What can we do? International Policy

Fr 11/30

  Discussion Session

W papers

 WEEK 11 – Posters and wrap-up

 Chap 16

M 12/03 

  What can we do? New energy sources

Tu12/04 

  Poster day 1

W 12/05

  Poster day 2

Th 12/06

  What have we learned?

#5

F 12/07

  Review session for Final

Mo 12/10 

 FINAL EXAM 2:30-4:20 pm

W papers (final version)