Class Overheads
SECTION 1
Climate Variables I
Climate Variables II
Insolation
Vorticity
SI Units
Temperature Derivation
Layers of Earth's Atmosphere
Atmospheres of Other Planets in Our Solar System
Components of Earth's Atmosphere
Wien & Stefan-Boltzmann Laws
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Solar Spectrum
The "magic" 4 in the EBQ
The Tale of Three Photons (No Atmosphere)
The Tale of Three Photons (With Atmosphere)
Absorption Bands of Greenhouse Gasses
Seasons: Sun Angle
Seasons: Atmospheric Thickness
Seasons: Length of Day
Warm Air Rises
Daily Temperature Fluctuation & Radiation
Daily Warming & Nighttime Cooling
(Lapse Rates)
Thermal Belt
Diurnal Temperature Variation with Height
Temperature Profile (Cloudy vs. Clear Days)
Moist Air Rises
Seasonal Variation in Temperature with Latitude
Climates--Ocean Currents
Climates--Elevations
Cooling DD & Heating DD
Growing DD
Wind Chill
Using the Saturation Curve
Lab 1--Figure 1
Lab 1--Figure 4
6 Forms of Fog
Characteristics of Cloud Types
Clouds Types (Overview)
SECTION 2
4 Lapse Rates
Stability and Lapse Rates
Topography & Stability
Conditionally Unstable
Absolute Stab. & Unstab.
Soundings & Stability
Unstable Sounding
Collision & Coalescence
Bergeron Process
Precipitation Totals US
Snow Totals US
Max Precipitation US
Precipitation Jan. US
Hail Formation
Hail Frequency
PGF
Coriolis with latitude/speed
Coriolis Orientation
Geostrophic Wind
Gradient Wind
Wind Rose
Global Pressure Patterns
Global Wind Patterns
Wind Directions (def.)
Sea vs. Land Breeze
Global regions by lat.
Single-Cell Model
Three-Cell Model
Longitude Divergence
ITCZ Wanderings
Jet Streams--Northern Hemisphere
Jet Streams--Side View
Jet Stream Strength and Wanderings
Rossby Waves
ITCZ Wanderings
El Niño
La Niña
El Niño years
El Niño's effects
SECTION 3 & BEYOND
Source Regions
Extratropical Cyclone
Top/Side view of Cyclone
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Cold Front
Occlusion
Precipitation with Lows
Cyclone Family
Polar Front Theory (1-3)
Polar Front Theory (4-6)
Contour Confluence/Diffluence
Speed
Convergence/Divergence
Cyclogenesis I
Cyclogenesis II
Cyclogenesis III
Thunderstorm Distribution
Weather Fatalities
Climograph (Chicago & San Francisco)
Squall & Dry Lines
Tornado (Inversion)
Tornado Speed
Fujita Scale
Tornado Distribution by Season (Central U.S.)
Tornado Deaths by Category
Tornado Distribution (1 year)
Tornado (strong) Distribution US
Tornado (weak) Distribution US
Tropical vs. Extratropical Cyclones
Hurricane Characteristics
GOES vs. POES
Atmospheric Models (basic characteristics)
Weather Forecasting Types