| Date | Lecture topic | Required reading | Assignt. due |
| WEEK 1 | Chapter 1; Chapter 2 (p.19-25; 30-32) | ||
| M 10/1 | Introduction and course overview | ||
| Tu 10/2 | Synopsis of Chapter 1: Global change | ||
| W 10/3 | Introduction to systems and feedbacks | ||
| Th 10/4 | Daisyworld | ||
| Fri 10/5 | Review Session | ||
| WEEK 2 | Chapter 3 | ||
| M 10/8 | Radiation | ||
| Tu 10/9 | Planetary energy balance | ||
| W 10/10 | The greenhouse effect | #1 | |
| Th 10/11 | NO CLASS | ||
| Fr 10/12 | Review session | ||
| WEEK 3 | Chapter 4 | ||
| M 10/15 | Vertical mixing in the atmosphere (Convection) | ||
| Tu 10/16 | Convection (continued) | ||
| W 10/17 | How moisture affects convection | #2 | |
| Th 10/18 | Poleward transport of heat by atmospheric motions | ||
| Fr 10/19 | Review session for midterm #1 | ||
| WEEK 4 | Chapters 5-6 | ||
| M 10/22 | Midterm #1 | ||
| Tu 10/23 | Global patterns of temperature and rainfall; Climate zones | ||
| W 10/24 | Factors that influence temperature and vegetation; The hydrosphere | ||
| Th 10/25 | Structure of the oceans; The marine biosphere; Wind driven ocean circulation | ||
| Fr 10/26 | The thermohaline circulation | ||
| WEEK 5 | Chapters 7-8 | ||
| M 10/29 | The cryosphere | ||
| Tu 10/30 | Plate tectonics | ||
| W 10/31 | The carbon cycle | ||
| Th 11/1 | The carbon cycle (cont.) | ||
| Fr 11/2 | Review session | ||
| WEEK 6 | Chapters 9-11 | ||
| M 11/5 | Overview of history of Earth; How unique is the Earth? | ||
| Tu 11/6 | The past 100 million years | ||
| W 11/7 | Evolution of the atmosphere; rise of oxygen | Guest lecture by David Catling | |
| Th 11/8 | The past 1 million years | ||
| Fr 11/9 | Past climates and ice-cores | Guest lecture by
Melanie Fitzpatrick |
project due |
| WEEK 7 | Chapter 12 | ||
| M 11/12 | VETERANS DAY - NO CLASS | ||
| Tu 11/13 | "The big chill" BBC documentary | ||
| W 11/14 | Milankovitch cycles | # 3 | |
| Th 11/15 | The past 20,000 years | ||
| Fr 11/16 | The past 2,000 years; Impact of climate on human history | ||
| WEEK 8 | Chapter 13 | ||
| M 11/19 | Review session for midterm #2 | ||
| Tu 11/20 | Midterm # 2 | ||
| W 11/21 | El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) | Guest lecture by David Battisti | |
| Th 11/22 | THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | ||
| Fr 11/23 | THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | ||
| WEEK 9 | Chapter 13; Chapter 14 | ||
| M 11/26 | Acid Rain; Ozone hole I | ||
| Tu 11/27 | Ozone hole II | ||
| W 11/28 | Human impact on the carbon cycle | Guest Lecture by
Richard Gammon |
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| Th 11/29 | Evidence for global warming | Guest Lecture by
Richard Gammon |
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| Fr 11/30 | Review session | # 4 | |
| WEEK 10 | |||
| M 12/3 | Physics of greenhouse warming | ||
| Tu 12/4 | Impacts of climate change in the Pacific Northwest | Guest Lecture by
Philip Mote |
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| W 12/5 | NOVA Video Part I | ||
| Th 12/6 | NOVA Video Part II | ||
| Fr 12/7 | Student discussion of greenhouse warming opinion pieces | # 5 | |
| WEEK 11 | |||
| M 12/10 | Global warming policy issues | ||
| Tu 12/11 | Global warming discussion | ||
| W 12/12 | Review session for Final | ||
| F 12/14 | FINAL EXAM 8:30-10:20 am |
Last Updated:
12/10/2001
Contact
the instructor at: jaegle@atmos.washington.edu