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ATMS
223
Physical Climatology
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday,
December 6, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
NEW -
Final Exam Review Sheet (highly recommended)
Meeting Times: MWF
11:25 - 12:15 pm
Meeting Place: 238 RBH
Syllabus
Textbook:
Global Physical
Climatology (Hartmann, 1994)
Course Schedule:
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Week |
Dates |
Lectures |
Reading |
Exercises |
| 1 |
8/21, 8/23,
8/25 |
Course/Climate Introduction |
1-17 |
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| 2 |
8/28, 8/30,
9/1 |
Global Energy Balance |
18-39 |
Practice Answers |
| 3 |
9/6, 9/8 (No
class 9/4 - Labor Day) |
Radiative Transfer |
40-55 |
#1
(ans) |
| 4 |
9/11, 9/13,
9/15 |
Radiative Transfer |
63-72;75-79 |
#2
(ans) |
| 5 |
9/18, 9/20,
9/22 |
Surface Energy Balance |
81-113 |
#3 |
| 6 |
9/25, 9/27,
9/29 |
EXAM I /
Hydrologic Cycle |
115-134 |
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| 7 |
10/2, 10/4,
10/6 |
General Circulation |
136-138;146-150;155-167 |
#4
(ans) |
| 8 |
No Class (Fall
Break, SC Field Trip) |
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| 9 |
10/16, 10/18,
10/20 |
Ocean Circulation |
171-188;193-201 |
#5
(ans) |
| 10 |
10/23, 10/25,
10/27 |
Climate Feedbacks |
229-243;249-253 |
#6
dw spreadsheet |
| 11 |
10/30, 11/1,
11/3 |
EXAM II /
Climate Oscillations |
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#7
(ans) |
| 12 |
11/6, 11/8,
11/10 |
Natural Climate Change |
286-312 |
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| 13 |
11/13, 11/15,
11/17 |
Anthropogenic Clim. Change |
319-344 |
#8 |
| 14 |
11/20 (No
Class 9/22-24 - Thx Giving) |
Earth's Climate History |
204-227 |
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| 15 |
11/27, 11/29,
12/1 |
Climate Modeling / Climate of Appalachia |
254-265 |
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| 16 |
12/4 |
Climate change retrospective / Exam review |
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| Finals |
Wedensday, 12/6, 11:30 am |
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