GG 140
The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change
Fall 2011
Topics
- Introduction to Atmospheres
- Retaining an Atmosphere
- The Perfect Gas Law
- Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere; Residence Time
- Earth Systems Analysis (Tank Experiment)
- Greenhouse Effect, Habitability
- Hydrostatic Balance
- Horizontal Transport
- Water in the Atmosphere I
- Water in the Atmosphere II
- Exam 1
- Clouds and Precipitation (Cloud Chamber Experiment)
- Circulation of the Atmosphere (Exam I review)
- Global Climate and the Coriolis Force
- Coriolis Force and Storms
- Convective Storms
- Frontal Cyclones
- Seasons and Climate
- Quinnipiac River Field Trip
- Seasons and Climate Classification
- Exam 2
- Ocean Bathymetry and Water Properties
- Ocean Water Density and Atmospheric Forcing
- Ocean Currents
- Ocean Currents and Productivity
- El Niño
- Ice in the Climate System
- Ice and Climate Change
- Isotope Evidence for Climate Change
- Global Warming
- Global Warming II
- Exam 3
- Global Warming III
- Climate Sensitivity and Human Population
- The Two Ozone Problems
- The Ozone Layer
- Energy Resources, Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Review and Overview
- Final Exam
Readings
- Ahrens, C. Donald. Essentials of Meteorology . Brooks Cole, 2004.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical Open Yale Courses
- Historical Open Yale Courses offering. Texts and lecture titles are reproduced as bibliographic and topic information; reading requirements vary by the linked syllabus.