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