Principles of Climatology

Dr. Scott Sheridan - Spring 2008
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:15-10:30AM, McGilvrey 307

Course syllabus

NEWS

A final exam review will be held Thursday, May 8, 11AM. I hope to have it in 307, but if it isn't, there'll be a sign on the door directing you.
Our final exam is Friday, May 9, at 7:45AM.

Lectures

• 1: Introduction
• 2: The energy balance
• 3: Temperature
• 4: Moisture and Precipitation
• 5: Atmospheric motion
• 6: Global circulation
• 7: Interactions with oceans and ice
• 8: Climate classification
  (also download Koeppen map)
  (and Koeppen map PDF new)
• 9: Tropics
• 10: Middle latitudes
• 11: Polar and highland
• 12: Paleoclimatology
• 13: Climate variability
• 14: The 20th century
  (also download The IPCC 2007 Summary)
• 15: The future
• 16: Climate of the city

Labs

• Lab 1 Due January 31.
• Lab 2 Due February 28.
• Lab 3 Due April 1.
• Lab 4 Due April 8.
• Lab 5 Due April 22. Link to energy balance model
• Lab 6 Due May 1.

Review notes

• Review for Exam 1.(February 12)
• Review for Exam 2.(April 3)
• Review for Exam 3.(May 9)

Useful links