EAS 31700, EAS C1500, and EES 79903 ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE


Atmospheric Change is an introduction to the atmosphere.

This site is a work in progress. The material here includes
1. Course Outline.
2. Powerpoint Presentations.
3. Laboratory Exercises.
4. Sample Tests #1 and #2.

SAMPLE TEST


SAMPLE TEST #1     SAMPLE TEST #1
SAMPLE TEST #2     SAMPLE TEST #2
SAMPLE TEST #3     SAMPLE TEST #3
OUTLINE

OUTLINE     COURSE OUTLINE

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (PDF FILES)

INTR         WEATHER IN A NUTSHELL
MOLW         ANIMATION OF MOLLWEIDE SATELLITE IMAGES
INTR             CLOUDS
OPTC         ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
GAS           GASES AND GAS LAWS
HYDS         HYDROSTATICS AND THICKNESS
VAPR         WATER VAPOR
SKWT         THERMODYNAMIC DIAGRAMS: SOUNDINGS AND STABILITY   
TVWX         WEATHER MAPS AND ANALYSIS
SUNL         SUNLIGHT
PLNK         RADIATION LAWS
CMOD         SIMPLE CLIMATE MODELS
SNDG         SOUNDINGS
UVO3         UV RADIATION AND OZONE PHOTOCHEMISTRY
DATM         EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
DCO2         INCREASES IN CARBON DIOXIDE
POLL         ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
HYDR         HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
PRCP          PRECIPITATION PROCESSES
WIND         DYNAMICS OF THE WINDS
LOCL         LOCAL WIND SYSTEMS
GLOB         GLOBAL WINDS, OCEAN CURRENTS AND PRECIPITATION
ENSO         EL NINO AND THE SOUTHERN OSCILLATION
LOWS         EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS: WINTER STORMS
THCK         CONSTANT PRESSURE SURFACES AND THICKNESS
HURR         HURRICANES AND TROPICAL CYCLONES
TRWS          THUNDERSTORMS
TORN         TORNADOES
CLIM         CLIMATES ON EARTH
DCLM         CLIMATE CHANGE
SICE         SEA ICE CHANGES
SLVL         SEA LEVEL CHANGES
FCST         WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTING
MODL         ATMOSPHERIC MODELING

LABS


CONTOUR      CONTOURING THE SURFACE WEATHER MAP
CLOUDS       CLOUD FORMS
CYCLES       WATER AND CARBON CYCLES
SUNLIGHT     SUNLIGHT ON EARTH AND THE SEASONS
GASES AIR    AIR AND GAS LAWS
H2O VAPOR    WATER AND WATER VAPOR
HEAT         HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
SOUNDINGS    INTRODUCTION TO ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS
SOUNDINGS    SOUNDINGS, WEATHER, AND PRECIP FORM
SATELLITE    REMOTE SENSING: SATELLITE METEOROLOGY
ADIABATS     T AND RH CHANGES VERTICAL MOTIONS - SKEW T
RADIATION    RADIATION LAWS AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
OPTICS       REFRACTION AND OPTICS OF RAINBOWS
LIDAR        LIDAR, TRAJECTORIES, AND POLLUTION TRANSPORT
UV + O3      OZONE AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY
PRECIP       FORMATION OF PRECIPITATION
P CHARTS     CONSTANT PRESSURE CHARTS + ADVECTION FCST
MOTIONS      NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION - WINDS AND CURRENTS
ROTATION     ROTATING COORDINATES - GEOSTROPHIC WIND
SFC MAPS     SURFACE WEATHER MAPS - EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES
RADAR        RADAR IMAGES AND WEATHER SYSTEMS
STABILITY    THUNDERSTORMS: CAPE AND STABILITY INDICES
TYPHOONS     TROPICAL CYCLONES: HURRICANES AND TYPHOONS
MICROCLIM    CLIMATE NEAR THE GROUND - SEA ICE
MODELS       CLIMATE MODELS
NUMERICS     NUMERICAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTING - CHAOS
PAL CLIM     CLIMATE CHANGE - MILANKOVICH CYCLES