Announcements
Midterm is Thursday, Feb 10 from 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM. Don't forget to bring an answer sheet (scantron). Midterm REVIEW is on Wed, Feb 9th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in MGH 251.
General Description
This course deals with the science of the Earth's atmosphere and its goal is to provide you with a better understanding of the processes occurring in the atmosphere that are responsible for the weather and climate we experience. The class will focus on why and how things happen, rather than on memorization of climate classifications and statistics. You will also learn how to read the sky and weather maps, and we will discuss the cause of selected natural and human-induced climate variations. Such topics will include El Niño, greenhouse warming, acid rain, and possibly the ozone hole.
Instructor:
Professor David S. Battisti
battisti@washington.edu
Office Hours: M, T, W, Th, 1:30-2:30,
Atmospheic Sciences Geophysics (ATG) #304
TAs: | Office Hours | TA Office | CLUE Hours |
---|---|---|---|
Maria Zatko atms101b@gmail.com |
M 12:30 - 1:30 Th 11:30 - 12:30 |
ATG 420 543-6627 |
See CLUE schedule |
Matthew Brewer atms101a@gmail.com |
M 1:30 - 2:30 Th 12:30 - 1:30 |
Lecture:
M, T, W, Th | 10:30-11:20 | KNE 220 |
Sections:
AA | F | 10:30-11:20 | MGH 254 | Maria |
AB | F | 10:30-11:20 | SAV 138 | Matthew |
AC | F | 9:30-10:20 | MGH 389 | Maria |
AD | F | 12:30-1:20 | MGH 234 | Maria |
AE | F | 12:30-1:20 | SAV 139 | Matthew |
AF | Th | 1:30-2:20 | SMI 304 | Matthew |
"Sections" may include a quiz, a laboratory demonstration, a discussion about the lecture material, or a de-briefing on the homework questions.
Web Page
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/academics/classes/2011Q1/101/
Here, you will find the course outline, homework, syllabus, and handouts. You will also find some interesting weather and climate links.
Required Text
Weather, 5th edition by C. Donald Ahrens, 2009, Thomson Publishing Company
Books on Reserve at the Undergraduate Library
Ahrens, C. Donald, 2006: Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere. Wadsworth Publishing.
Ahrens, C. Donald, 2006: Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate and the Environment. Eighth edition: Thompson Brooks Cole Publisher.
Lutgens, Frederick K. and Edward J. Tarbuck, 1992: The Atmosphere. Fifth Ed., Prentice Hall. 430p.