EPS 24, Weather and Climate, Fall 2014
Overview
This seminar will give an introduction to Earth's atmosphere, its weather and climate, and the underlying physical processes. Topics will include the basic structure of the atmosphere, the forces that drive the winds, clouds and their role in weather and climate, the formation of rain, weather systems, and climate change. This overview will be at a fairly non-mathematical level: we will use an occasional equation, but no calculus.
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Time
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W, 4-5
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Location
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McCone 325
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Text
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Ahrens
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Prerequisites
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None
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Grading
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P/NP based on bi-weekly in-class quizzes
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Office hours
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By appointment (377 McCone Hall, romps@berkeley.edu)
Syllabus
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9/03, Overview of the atmosphere I
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 1
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Lecture:
Slides
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9/10, Overview of the atmosphere II
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 1
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Lecture:
Slides
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9/17, Energy I
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 2
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Lecture:
Slides
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9/24, Energy II
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 2
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Lecture:
Slides
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10/01, Temperature
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 3
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Lecture:
Slides
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10/08, Humidity
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 4
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Lecture:
Slides
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10/15, Condensation
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 5
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Lecture:
Slides
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10/22, Clouds
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 5
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Lecture:
Slides
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10/29, Circulation
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 10
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Lecture:
Slides
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11/5, Weather
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 11
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Lecture:
Slides
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11/12, Hurricanes
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 15
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Lecture:
Slides
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11/19, Climate Change I
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 16
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Lecture:
Slides
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12/03, Climate Change II
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Reading: Ahrens, chapter 16
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Lecture:
Slides
Quizzes
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In class, Sep 17
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In class, Oct 08
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In class, Oct 22
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In class, Nov 05
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In class, Dec 03