| Date
| Topic
| Reading
| HW Open/Due
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| 6/20, M1
| Overview and introduction, .pptx or .pdf
| Climate Change: a primer, p. 3-19 (Rough Guide).
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| 6/21, Tu1
| Energy and Power, Albedo, the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Wien's law
| The Greenhouse effect, p. 20-31 (RG)
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| 6/22, W1
| Blackbody radiators, units of temperatures, Equilibrium temperature. .pptx or .pdf
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| HW1 Out
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| 6/23, Th1
| The Greenhouse effect. Equilibrium Temperature. Important greenhouse gases.
| Who's Responsible? p. 32-36 (RG)
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| 6/24, F1
| Forcings and Feedbacks, fun with IR thermometers. .pdf
| Supplemental reading on radiation and energy balance, handed out in class.
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| 6/27, M2
| Forcings and Feedbacks. In-class notes and .pdf from Friday.
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| 6/28, Tu2
| Feedbacks: Water vapor, clouds, and ice-albedo. In-class notes and .pptx or .pdf
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| 6/29, W2
| Cloud feedbacks. Atmosphere and ocean general circulation intro. In-class notes and .pdf
| Supplemental reading on forcings and feedbacks, handed out in class.
| HW1 Due*, HW2 out.
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| 6/30, Th2
| Atmosphere general circulation. In-class notes and .pptx or .pdf
| 1:30pm seminar: "Impact of Climate Change on Global Viticulture (wine)" (not required)
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| 7/1, F2
| HW1 returned and discussed. In-class discussion about patterns of climate. Ocean circulation. .pptx or .pdf
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| 7/4, M3
| No Class. Independence Day.
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| 7/5, Tu3
| Ocean general circulation.
| Supplemental reading on the carbon cycle, handed out in class.
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| 7/6, W3
| No class.
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| HW2 Due*, HW3 and extra materials out.
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| 7/7, Th3
| The carbon cycle.
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| 7/8, F3
| In-class activity: terrarium, energy conservation, and the water cycle.
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| 7/11, M4
| The carbon cycle. In-class notes and .pptx or .pdf
| answer short questions about carbon David gave in class
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| 7/12 Tu4
| David Battisti guest lecture on food security.
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| 7/13, W4
| David Battisti guest lecture on food security.
| Contribute to the word document from class.
| HW3 Due*,
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| 7/14, Th4
| Climate impacts: Extreme Heat, lecture (pdf)
| "Extreme Heat" p.45-57 in Rough Guide
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| 7/15, F4
| Finish up extreme heat. Begin floods and droughts. lecture (pptx) or lecture (pdf)
| "Floods and Droughts" p.58-74 in Rough Guide.
| Midterm Review out, sample Qs passed out in class.
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| 7/18, M5
| Discussion of HW2 and HW3, questions about test, Continue floods and droughts. lecture (pptx) or lecture (pdf)
| Extreme precipitation theory (doc) or .pdf
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| 7/19, Tu5
| Continue Floods and droughts, extremes.
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| 7/20, W5
| In-class midterm
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| 7/21, Th5
| Impacts: Ice and Snow. pdf
| HW4 out. Read "Ice and Snow" p.75-105 in RG
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| 7/22, F5
| Midterms back (answers) . Discussion of upcoming paper assignment. Weighted dice in-class activity.
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| 7/25, M6
| Impacts: Ice and Snow. pdf
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| 7/26 Tu6
| Impacts: Oceans. pdf or pptx
| Rough Guide p. 106-127
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| 7/27, W6
| Impacts: Oceans pdf or pptx
| Rough Guide p. 128-146
| HW4 Due*, HW5 out. Article for part 7.
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| 7/28, Th6
| Hurricanes and tornadoes, pdf or pptx . Recap of food security, pdf or pptx .
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| 7/29, F6
| Review day, pdf . Article about tipping points and polar bears.
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| Paper Proposal Due*
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| 8/1, M7
| Climate Models, pdf or pptx .
| Read RG p. 227-244
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| 8/2, Tu7
| PNW Impacts. pdf or pptx .
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| 8/3, W7
| Finish PNW Impacts. Ecosystems. pdf or pptx .
| Read RG "Ecosystems and Agriculture" p. 147-168
| HW5 Due*.
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| 8/4, Th7
| Climate Record, pdf or pptx . Paleoclimate, pdf or pptx . .
| Read RG "Keeping Track" p. 171-192
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| 8/5, F7
| Continue Paleoclimate.
| Read RG "The Long View" p. 193-226
| HW6 out (Longer than normal, due Tues 8/16).
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| 8/8, M8
| The Debate, pptx or pdf .
| Read "A Heated Debate," RG p. 247-277
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| 8/9, Tu8
| Finish the Debate. Emissions in US and China, pptx or pdf .
| Read "The Predicament," RG p. 278-285
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| 8/10, W8
| Solutions, pptx , pdf .
| Read "Technological Solutions," RG p. 306-332 and "What you can do," RG p. 335-356.
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| 8/11, Th8
| Continue Solutions.
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| Final review is here .
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| 8/12, F8
| Adaptation and Mitigation pptx or pdf . International agreements (including Ozone), in-class notes and pptx or pdf .
| Read "Political Solutions," RG p. 286-305
| Final Paper Due*
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| 8/15, M9
| Review for Final Exam, pptx or pdf . Outline of topics for final exam is here .
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| 8/16, Tu9
| Finish International Agreements. Geoengineering. pptx or pdf .
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| HW6 Due*
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| 8/17, W9
| Finish Geoengineering.
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| Extra Credit assignments due.
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| 8/18, Th9
| Skeptics Arguments (many of these will involve reviewing concepts from the class, so good final review as well). ppt or pdf .
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| 8/19, F9
| Final Exam, in MEB 246.
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