Week

Topic

Readings (Chapters)

Assignments

Jan 3-7

Introduction to Climate and Systems

1,2

Enter your clicker ID here. (You might have to log into Catalyst first.)

And here is the course expectation survey to be completed by Thur midnight.

And here is the exercise to prepare for the geography quiz (Monday 1/10).

Feel free to get started on Homework 1 (due Wed 1/12 at the beginning of class)
Here are the solutions.

Finally, here are the solutions to that math "survey". Whatever you had trouble with, make sure you brush up on it!

To prepare for quiz section, take 10 minutes to play with the Daisyworld model. We will go over it in quiz section Friday.

Jan 10-14

Energy, temperature, solar radiation

3

Homework 2 will be done online here. In class you received the enrollment key that you will need the first time you log in. It is *highly* recommended to use the Firefox web browser to avoid submission errors. This is due Tuesday, 1/18 at 11:30am . There will be no late submissions!

Don't forget your clickers for the quiz in Friday's section!

If your score on the geography quiz is 12 or less, or if you didn't take it, then turn in the exercise (see last week, above) on Tuesday.

Jan 17-21

Greenhouse effect, climate feedbacks, clouds

3

Starting now, grades will be posted to Catalyst.

You can now access homework 3 on moodle. It will be due next Tuesday 1/25 at 11:30am, no exceptions.
(Don't forget, when you enter answers to give only the number - no commas, units, or scientific notation.)

Jan 24-28

Solar energy distribution, atmospheric motions

4, notes (to bring to class Wednesday)

Find the New York Times article, and any future articles mentioned in class here.
You'll also find an article with a more in-depth discussion of energy balance than what you find in your text... in case you're looking for a little something extra.

A reminder that there will be no Thursday office hours this week.

Homework 4 is available on moodle. Due Tuesday 2/1 at 11:30am
(Don't forget that you can review your previous homework submissions on moodle as well.)

Here is a link to visualize variation of solar angle with latitude and season.

And here is the review sheet to start preparing for the midterm.

Jan 31 - Feb 4

Atmospheric Motions, Tropical Climates

4

The Lacis et al. article on CO2 is here.

Feb 7-11

Water, ice, ocean
Midterm Exam (Mon, Feb 7)

5 (not "geostrophic flow" p. 87; vorticity pp. 90-91)
6 (not "movement of glaciers" p. 115)

The Trenberth article, found here, is optional reading for next Monday.

The day to day schedule has been updated.

Here is an interesting Climate and Society MA program to apply to.

Check out homework 5 on moodle. Due next Tuesday, Feb 15, at 11:30am.

Here are the solutions to the midterm.

Feb 14-18

Carbon Cycle

8,15 (pp. 303-310)

Homework 6, as usual, will be found on moodle. Due Tuesday, Feb 22 at 11:30am.

Feb 21-25

Paleoclimate, glacial cycles

14,15

Homework 7, is available on moodle. Due Tuesday, Mar 1 at 11:30am.

Feb 28 - Mar 4

Snowball Earth, ENSO, fossil fuels

Chapter 12 (pp. 243-247)
Chapter 5 (pp. 92-96)
Chapter 15 (pp. 309-318)

Last homework: homework 8 on moodle. Due Tuesday, Mar 8 at 11:30am.
*Note: You may ignore #5(c).*

March 7-11

Global warming; ozone

16,17

Here is a review sheet for the final.

March 16

FINAL EXAM (Wed, March 16, 2:30pm)

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Solutions to the final.