geog / enst 2331 - climatology

t / th - 11:30 - 12:30 am in at 2020

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course manual

topics

naming hurricanes

notes

lecture 1 - introduction to climatology

lecture 2 - the atmosphere

lecture 3 - energy and radiation

lecture 4 - global energy balance

lecture 5 - temperature & geography

lecture 6 - pressure gradients

lecture 7 - forces and wind

lecture 8 - moisture in the atmosphere

lecture 9 - atmospheric stability

lecture 10 - cloud formation

lecture 11 - precipitation

lecture 12 - atmospheric circulations

lecture 13 - global circulations

lecture 14 - air masses and fronts

lecture 15 - midlatitude cyclones

lecture 16 - thunderstorms, tornadoes, derochos and waterspouts

lecture 17 - hurricanes

lecture 18 - hurricanes continued weather prediction

lecture 19 - climate classification

lecture 20 - global climatic change

lecture 21 - anthropogenic climate change