| Week |
Date |
Chapter |
Topics |
Additional Resources |
|
1 |
Feb 1 |
|
Syllabus
Term
Paper Topics (Ex.
1,
Ex.
2)
Introduction |
Glossary
Weblinks |
| 2 |
Feb 8 |
1 |
El Niņo/La Niņa
Earth's Atmosphere
Geog.
101 |
Geographic
Regions 1,
Regions 2,
El Nino & La Nina
Links |
|
3 |
Feb 15 |
2 |
Warming the
Earth & Atmosphere
Weather Maps, Isopleths
Remote Sensing |
Energy
Balance,
Weather Maps,
Contouring,
AMS Datastreme,
Satellites,
Navy Sat. Training, Radar Tutorial, Radar Training |
|
4 |
Feb 22 |
3
15 |
Air
Temperature
Heatstroke & Vehicles
Atmospheric Optics |
Heatstroke and
Vehicles,
Light & Optics
Tutorial,
Optics |
|
5 |
Feb 29 |
4
5 |
Humidity,
Condensation and Fog
Clouds
MIDTERM REVIEW
#1 |
Hydrologic
Balance, HydrologicCycle
Clouds, Clouds Appreciation
Society |
| 6 |
Mar 7 |
MIDTERM
#1 |
Chp
1-5, Isopleths, Maps, Heatstroke
Term
Paper Topics DUE |
|
| 7 |
Mar 14 |
5
6
7 |
Precipitation
Air
Pressure and Winds
Atmospheric
Circulations |
Forces and Winds,
Beaufort Scale, |
|
8 |
Mar 21 |
8
9
|
Air Masses,
Fronts & Mid-Lat Cyclones
Weather
Forecasting
MIDTERM REVIEW
#2 |
Fronts & Air Masses |
|
9 |
Mar 28 |
|
NO CLASS - SPRING RECESS |
|
|
10 |
Apr 4 |
|
NO CLASS
"Earth: The Operator's
Manual" HW |
|
|
11 |
Apr 11 |
MIDTERM
#2 |
Chapters 5-9 (i.e.,
Weeks 7 & 8)
Term Paper Outlines
DUE |
|
|
12 |
Apr 18 |
10 |
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes |
Thunderstorm/Tornado
Links
Enhanced Fujita Scale |
| 13 |
Apr 25 |
11 |
Hurricanes and
Tropical Storms
|
Hurricane/Tropical Storm
Links |
|
14 |
May 2 |
14
12
13 |
Air
Pollution
Climate Classifications
Climate Change |
Air Quality
Index
Camelot Climate Index
AMS
Climate Change Policy Statement
California Climate Change
Assessment |
|
15 |
May 9 |
|
NO CLASS -
HW - "Skeptical
Science" |
|
|
16 |
May 16 |
|
FINAL EXAM
REVIEW
TERM
PAPERS DUE |
|
|
17 |
May 23 |
FINAL EXAM
6:30
pm |
Chapters 10-13 + Previous
EXTRA CREDIT
PAPERS DUE |
|
