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Date |
Lecture |
Text chapter |
Lecture Topic |
Lab. topic |
Write-up due |
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Jul. 26 |
1 |
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Introduction |
-- |
-- |
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Jul. 29 |
2 |
L1 |
Atmospheric structure and composition |
-- |
-- |
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Jul. 30 |
3 |
L1 |
" |
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Aug. 2 |
4 |
S3,6,7 |
Properties of the oceans |
Solar declination |
Aug 16 |
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Aug. 5 |
5 |
L2 |
Radiation: Sun and Earth |
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Aug. 6 |
6 |
L2 |
" |
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Aug. 9 |
7 |
L3 |
Weather charts and how to
read them |
Weather diary |
Aug. 25 |
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Aug. 12 |
8 |
L3 |
Temperature: causes and
extremes |
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Aug. 13 |
9 |
L4 |
" |
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Aug. 16 |
10 |
L4 |
Evaporation and the energy
balance |
Weather diary |
Aug. 25 |
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Aug. 19 |
11 |
L5 |
" |
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Aug. 20 |
12 |
L5 |
" |
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Aug. 23 |
13 |
S7,8 |
Circulation of the oceans 1 |
Real-time ocean data |
Sept. 6 |
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Aug. 26 |
14 |
S8 |
Circulation of the oceans 2 |
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Aug. 27 |
15 |
S9 |
Waves and tides 1 |
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Aug. 30 |
16 |
S9 |
Waves and tides 2 |
Measuring the tide |
Sept. 17 |
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Sept. 2 |
17 |
L6 |
Humidity: the water cycle |
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Sept. 3 |
18 |
L6 |
" |
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Sept. 6 |
19 |
L7 |
Atmospheric instability:
storms and tornadoes |
Stability |
Oct. 4 |
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Sept. 9 |
20 |
L7 |
" |
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Sept. 10 |
21 |
L8 |
Clouds: from droplets to
storms |
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Sept. 13 |
22 |
L9 |
" |
Cloud identification |
Oct. 11 |
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Sept. 16 |
23 |
L10 |
Precipitation: floods and
droughts |
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Sept. 17 |
24 |
L12 |
Global winds: the general
circulation |
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Oct. 4 |
25 |
L12 |
" |
Oceans and climate |
Oct. 18 |
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Oct. 7 |
26 |
L11 |
The oceans and climate 1 |
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Oct. 8 |
27 |
L11 |
The oceans and climate 2 |
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Oct. 11 |
28 |
L13 |
Synoptic scale winds: lows
and tropical cyclones |
Tropical cyclones |
Oct. 25 |
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Oct. 14 |
29 |
L14 |
Local winds: sea and
mountain breezes |
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Oct. 15 |
30 |
S10 |
The coastal ocean 1 |
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Oct. 18 |
31 |
S10 |
The coastal ocean 2 |
Wave breaking |
Oct. 29 |
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Oct. 21 |
32 |
-- |
Oceans and the geologic
past |
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Oct. 22 |
33 |
L15 |
Weather and Climate Change |
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Oct. 25 |
34 |
L16 |
The climates of the
southern hemisphere |
-- |
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Oct. 28 |
35 |
-- |
Ocean summary |
-- |
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Oct. 29 |
36 |
-- |
Atmosphere summary |
-- |
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