ATM S 321 Selected Notes
Here are some selected notes that are not in the book.
Here is a pdf of the first lecture.
Lecture 1: Overview of Climate Change.
Here are some Sunrise Hour Angle plots shown in class on 4/7/2007.
These are done assuming that the declination angle varies sinusoidally in time, which is not exactly true because the speed of the planet is faster when it is close to the Sun.
Jpeg of hour angle plot.
Jpeg of hour angle plot as function of month.
Here is a graphic explaining the relationship of zenith angle to latitude and declination
and mountain slope at noon.
PDF of Zenith Graphic.
Here is a document on the effect of greenhouse gase changes on longwave emission of Earth as a function of wavelength.
PDF Stable Isotopes and Ice Ages Chapter 8
PDF Cenozoic Decline Notes Chapter 8
Total Solar Irradiance Unadjusted Chapter 11
Total Solar Irradiance Adjusted to one standard Chapter 11
End, for now.
