Geography 311
The Atmosphere
Objectives
- To understand how the Earth and its atmosphere have evolved
historically
- To understand the structure and composition of the atmosphere
- To understand contemporary environmental
issues arising from atmospheric change
Watch these animations:
Fun video of our
place in the universe (Eric Idle)
Earth’s place in universe (size of suns,
planets)
End of
World
Recommended texts:
Earth
Under Siege, R. P. Turco, © 1997
Oxford University Press, Inc. (Comprehensive coverage of entire course)
The
Changing Earth, J. S. Monroe and R.
Wicander, © 2006 Thomson Learning, Inc. (First part of course)
Meteorology
Today, C. Donald Ahrens, © 2003
Brooks/Cole, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. (Second half of course)
Understanding
Weather and Climate, E. Aguado and J. E.
Burt, © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. (Second half of course)
+
any meteorology text used for Geography 103: Weather (Second half of course)
References (articles and links):
An Ice Record of
Greenhouse Gases
Atmospheres of
the Terrestrial Planets
Ozone
Depletion - Twenty Questions
Study Guides:
Summary I:
Composition and Structure, Energy Balance, Seasons and Climate
Global Warming: Summary of Global Warming
Summary II:
Moisture, Stability, Precipitation and the Ozone Hole
Summary III: Air pressure, Winds, Ocean Currents and El
Nino
Summary IV:
Early History of the Solar System and the Earth
Summary V:
Climate Change
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Air
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Helen Cox,
last updated, Jan 7, 2009.