Reading Assignments and Approximate Schedule
Atmospheric Sciences 211
Autumn 1999
Week 1: Sept. 27 — Oct. 1
I.0 Overview: Climate and Climate Change
Class Notes: Read Chapter 1.
Web Reading: On the class web page, click on Our Changing Climate Paper. Read this 24 page brochure and look at the figures.
2.0 Climate and Earth Systems
Class Notes: Read Chapter 2
The Earth System: Read Chapter 1..
Week 2: Oct. 4 — Oct. 8
3.0 Energy, Radiation and Earth's Heat Balance
Class Notes: Read Chapter 3
The Earth System: Read Chapter 3
Week 3: Oct. 11 — Oct. 15
4.0 Atmospheric Composition and Climate
Class Notes: Read Chapter 4
The Earth System: Read Chapter 6, Chapter 7, and Chapter 9.
Week 4: Oct. 18 — Oct. 22
5.0 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation and Climate
Class Notes: Read Chapter 5
The Earth System: Read Chapter 4, and Chapter 5.
Week 5: Oct. 25 — Oct. 29
6.0 Water and Climate
Class Notes: Read Chapter 6
The Earth System: Read Chapter 8
Review for Mid-Term Exam next week
Week 6: Nov. 1 — Nov. 5
7.0 The History of Climate
Mid-Term Examination
Class Notes: Read Chapter 7
The Earth System: Read Chapter 10, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12.
Week 7: Nov. 8 — Nov. 12
8.0 Natural Forcing of Climate
Class Notes: Read Chapter 8
The Earth System: Read Chapter 11, and Chapter 12.
Week 8: Nov. 15 — Nov. 19
9.0 Greenhouse Gases and Atmospheric Aerosol Particles
Class Notes: Read Chapter 9
The Earth System: Read Chapter 13
Week 9: Nov. 22 — Nov. 26
10.0 Thinning of the Ozone Layer
Class Notes: Read Chapter 10
The Earth System: Read Chapter 14
Thanksgiving Week
Week 10: Nov. 29 — Dec. 3
11.0 The Human Role in Earth System Processes
Class Notes: Read Chapter 11
The Earth System: Read Chapter 15 and Chapter 16
Week 11: Dec.6 — Dec. 8
We will use this time to review, or more likely, catch up to the above schedule.
Final Examination: 8:30-10:20 a.m., Friday, Dec. 10, 1999