PGEOG 130 - Spring 2006
Instructor:
Haydee Salmun
Email:
wcsalmun@geo.hunter.cuny.edu
Office
hours:
Tuesday and Friday, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, or by appointment.
Room 1041 Hunter North.
Please note: the best way to contact me is via email AND at the above address ONLY.
Course Prerequisite: It is assumed that all students taking this class
have taken and passed the New York State Regents Earth Science exam or have the
equivalent background.
Course Description: This course will describe
the basic principles and elements that shape and determine our weather and the
earth's climate. The course will begin with a discussion of the Earth
System, with particular emphasis on the atmosphere. Next, we will discuss
the energy that drives all we observe in the atmosphere. The first part
of the course will concentrate on describing in some detail the elements that
are common to weather and climate: temperature, pressure, moisture, clouds and
winds. The second part of the course will, then, concentrate on how all those
elements, working together or by combinations, determine the general
circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans, as well as our weather
patterns. Finally, we concentrate on air pollution and the changing climate and
in this context; we will discuss some current issues, such as the potential
impact that human have on climate and climate change.
Keep in mind: This is a science-base course
and it will require that students learn to understand physical, and some
quantitative, concepts. It requires that students keep in mind that
‘everything relates to everything else’ and that information need
to be analyzed and synthesized, not simply memorized. One of your best
friends in this course is the textbook. Review questions at the end of
each chapter in the assigned textbook are the best guide to study
the material covered in lectures. But memorizing the answers to these
questions alone may not be enough to answer all questions in
exams correctly. If you have difficulties with the approach or material
in this course, do not wait till the end of the term to discuss them with your
professors and instructors!!
*** PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES/PAGERS DURING
CLASS
Also:
Academic Integrity: Plagiarism, dishonesty, or cheating in
any portion of the work required for this course will be punished to the full extent
allowed according to
See the following report by the Hunter College Senate for more details:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/senate/assets/Documents/Hunter%20College%20Policy%20on%20Academic%20Integrity.pdf
*** NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WILL BE ALLOWED ON TOP OF DESKS DURING EXAMS
****
This
is: Cell Phones, Programmable Calculators, PDAs, Walkmen (or any such electronic device) and/or ear phones
of any kind MUST be stored away during all exams.
PGEOG 130 - Weather and Climate - Syllabus
Lab
hours/location: Each student MUST be
registered for one of the lab sections. Lab sections are held in Room
1028 Hunter North (except for occasional labs in the computer room, to be
announced)
Required
text:
Students are required to obtain the following texts prior to the first
lecture, available at Shakespeare & Co. and at the Hunter book store:
The Atmosphere: An
Introduction to Meteorology, 9th
edition, Lutgens and Tarbuck,
2003, Prentice Hall.
Lab
Manual: Hunter College Department of Geography Weather and Climate (PGEOG 130)
Lab Manual 2005/2006, Pearson / Prentice Hall Custom Publishing.
All
students are required to have their lab manuals with them for all lab sessions.
not required:
Goode’s World Atlas, 19th edition or later
Grades are based on:
1 final
exam
30%
Laboratory
exercises
30%
NOTE:
Exams can include material
from text, from lectures, and from labs. Lecture material can include
things not covered in the text, and text may include things not covered in
lecture!
Cheating in any portion of the
work required for this course will be punished to the full extent allowed
according to Hunter College regulations.
Attendance at lab is absolutely REQUIRED.
Your lab instructor will specify requirements for lab work. Lab instructors have a great deal of autonomy, and therefore each lab may have slightly different requirements.
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January |
27 |
Friday |
1 |
Introductory Lecture The Earth, The Atmosphere |
Chapter 1 |
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The Atmosphere |
Ch. 1 |
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February |
3 |
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Heating, Energy, Seasons |
Chapter 2
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Heating,
Energy, Seasons
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Tuesday |
6 |
Temperature |
Chapter 3 |
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7 |
Temperature |
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24 |
Friday |
8 |
Temperature |
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28 |
Tuesday |
9 |
Mid-Term Exam I: includes everything up to
and including Ch. 3 and week 3 of lab work |
Come to classroom on time! |
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March |
3 |
Friday |
10 |
Moisture and Stability |
Chapter 4 |
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7 |
Tuesday |
11 |
Moisture and Stability |
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10 |
Friday |
12 |
Condensation and
Precipitation |
Chapter 5 |
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14 |
Tuesday |
13 |
Condensation and
Precipitation |
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17 |
Friday |
14 |
Air pressure and winds
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Chapter 6 |
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21 |
Tuesday |
15 |
Air pressure and winds
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24 |
Friday |
16 |
Air pressure and winds
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28 |
Tuesday |
17 |
General Circulation of the
atmosphere |
Chapter 7 |
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31 |
Friday |
18 |
Mid-Term Exam II: includes everything up to
and including Ch. 6 and week 8 of lab work |
Come to classroom on time! |
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April |
4 |
Tuesday |
19 |
General Circulation |
Ch. 7 |
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Friday |
20 |
General Circulation |
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Tuesday |
21 |
Air
Masses |
Chapter 8 |
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Friday |
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No Class – Spring Recess
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No Class – Spring Recess |
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25 |
Tuesday |
22 |
Weather
Patterns |
Chapter 9 |
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28 |
Friday |
23 |
Weather Patterns |
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Tuesday |
24 |
Air Pollution |
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5 |
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25 |
Air Pollution |
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9 |
Tuesday |
26 |
Climate Change |
Chapter 14 |
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Friday |
27 |
Climate Change |
Ch.14 |
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16 |
Tuesday |
28 |
Review for Final
Exam |
Come prepared to ask
questions! |
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May |
23 |
Tuesday |
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Final Exam: 11:30 -
1:30
Includes
all chapters covered in lectures and labs since the last midterm |
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Lab Schedule, Spring 2006,
PGEOG130, Weather and Climate
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Wk # |
MON |
TUES |
WED |
THU |
FRI |
LAB (numbers
listed in lab manual) |
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1 |
Jan 30 |
Jan 31 |
Feb 1 |
Jan 26 |
Jan 27 |
1. Map Exercises (2 weeks) Exercise 1: lat/lon, Appendix: Question 5, general geography, |
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Feb 6 |
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Feb 8 |
Feb 2 |
Feb 3 |
2. Time, 3. Isolines, |
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Feb 21 ( |
Feb 14 |
Feb 15 |
Feb 9 |
Feb 10 |
4. Vertical Structure of
Atmosphere |
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4 |
Feb 27 |
Feb 28 |
Feb 22 |
Feb 16 |
Feb 17 |
5. Earth-Sun Geometry |
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5 |
March 6 |
March 7 |
March 1 |
Feb 23 |
Feb 24 |
7. Surface Energy Budget |
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6 |
March 13 |
March 14 |
March 8 |
March 2 |
March 3 |
6. Atmospheric Moisture |
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7 |
March 20 |
March 21 |
March 15 |
March 9 |
March 10 |
(Atmospheric Moisture
continued) |
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8 |
March 27 |
March 28 |
March 22 |
March 16 |
March 17 |
8. Saturation / Stability |
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9 |
April 3 |
April 4 |
March 29 |
March 23 |
March 24 |
(Saturation / Stability
continued) |
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10 |
April 24 |
April 11 |
April 5 |
March 30 |
March 31 |
9. Weather Map Analysis |
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11 |
April 21 |
April 25 |
April 26 |
April 6 |
April 7 |
10. Mid-latitude Cyclones |
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12 |
May 1 |
May 2 |
May 3 |
April 27 |
April 28 |
(mid latitude cyclones
continued) |
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May 8 |
May 9 |
May 10 |
May 4 |
May 5 |
climate / climate change
web based exercises |
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14 |
May 15 |
May 16 |
May 17 |
May 11 |
May 12 |
(climate / climate change
cont’d) |
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