Readings for ATMS111 Autumn 2009



Readings Assigned Wednesday, Sept. 30:

Brief description of greenhouse effect: Chapter 2 (pg. 20-31) of Henson [the course textbook]

What is the IPCC?: Pg. 287-289 of Henson

Also, read further about the IPCC: www.ipcc.ch or www.ipccfacts.org/facts.html. The latter is not the official IPCC website, but a nice summary of what, when, where, why, who of the IPCC.


Reading Assigned Friday, Oct. 9:

Excerpt from C. Donald Ahrens' Meteorology Today textbook on Radiation, posted on the Moodle site (labeled Radiation Reading.)

It is a good conceptual discussion of radiation, wavelengths, blackbodies, albedo, equilibrium, the greenhouse effect, and all that.


Reading Assigned Monday, Oct. 12:

The Long View: pg. 193-226 of Henson.


Readings Assigned Thursday, Oct. 15:

Extreme Heat, Floods And Droughts, & Big Melt: pg. 45-105 of Henson.


Reading Assigned Monday, Oct. 19:

Circuits of Change: pg. 227-244 of Henson. This is about climate models.


Reading Assigned Monday, Oct. 26:

Keeping Track: pg. 171-192 of Henson.


Reading Assigned Monday, Nov. 2:

In IPCC 2007, Working Group 1: read Summary for Policy Makers (~16 pages), Summary of Chapter 10 (Chapter 10, pgs 749-52 only), and Summary of Chapter 11 (Chapter 11, pgs 849-51 only).


Reading Assigned Tuesday, Nov. 24:

In IPCC 2007, Working Group 2 (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability): read Summary for Policy Makers (16 pages).


Reading Assigned Tuesday, Dec. 1:

A Heated Debate: pg. 247-277 of Henson.


Readings Assigned Monday, Dec. 7:

For Monday, Dec. 7: read Political Solutions, pg. 286-305 of Henson.

For Tuesday, Dec. 8: read The Predicament, pg. 278-285 of Henson.

For Wednesday, Dec. 9: read Technology, pg. 306-322 of Henson.





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