| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment |
| 9/25 |
Intro
Radiation |
Archer Chap 1-2
|
|
| 9/30 |
Radiation
|
Archer Chap 3-4
|
|
| 10/2 |
Atmospheric structure and moisture I |
Archer Chap 5
Elliott and Frierson encyclopedia article
|
SPM discussion in class |
| 10/7 |
The Hydrologic Cycle/Energy transports
|
|
|
| 10/9 |
Hydrologic cycle changes with global warming
|
Archer Chap 6
|
|
| 10/14 |
Climate feedbacks |
|
|
| 10/16 |
Climate forcings |
Archer Chap 7 |
|
| 10/21 |
Climate records |
Archer Chap 11 |
|
| 10/23 |
Atmospheric variability (slides above) |
Archer Chap 8, 10 |
Presentation on IPCC Chap 7 |
| 10/28 |
The carbon cycle |
Archer Chap 8, 10 |
|
| 10/30 |
Midterm |
|
|
| 11/4 |
Carbon cycle and current/present emissions (slides above) |
|
|
| 11/6 |
The ocean |
|
Presentation on IPCC Chap 6 |
| 11/11 |
Veterans Day (no class) |
|
|
| 11/13 |
The ocean 2 |
|
Presentation on IPCC Chap 5 |
| 11/18 |
Hurricanes/extreme events |
|
Presentation on IPCC Chap 11 |
| 11/20 |
Hurricanes continued |
|
Presentation on IPCC Chap 10 |
| 11/25 |
The cryosphere |
|
|
| 11/27 |
Paleoclimate |
|
|
| 12/2 |
Climate models |
|
|
| 12/4 |
Geoengineering |
|
|
| 12/12, 8:30-10:20 AM |
Final presentations |
|
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