geog 2331

geog / enst 2331 - climatology

m / w 8:30 - 10 am rc 2003

office hours:

tuesdays

9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

announcments

forecasting the surface maximum temperature (t) with 850-mb t

naming of hurricanes

conference of the parties (cop) in paris

lecture notes

lecture 1 - introduction to climatology

lecture 2 - the atmosphere

lecture 3 - energy & radiation

lecture 4 - energy balance

lecture 5 - seasons: temperature and time

lecture 6 - temperature and geography

lecture 7 - pressure gradients

lecture 8 - forces and wind

lecture 9 - moisture in the atmoshpere

lecture 10 - atmospheric stability

lecture 11 - cloud formation

lecture 12 - precipitation

lecture 13 - midterm review

lecture 14 - atmospheric circulations

lecture 15 - global circulations

lecture 16 - air masses and fronts

lecture 17 - midlatitude cyclones

lecture 18 - thunderstorms, tornadoes, derochos and waterspouts

lecture 19 - hurricanes

lecture 20 - hurricanes and weather prediction

lecture 21 - climate classification

lecture 22 - global climate change

additional readings