| Date | Topic | Reading | Notes |
| 1/22, W | Syllabus Assesment quiz Lab: poster activity |
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| 1/24, F | Introduction Aerosols | Sec. 5.4 | |
| 1/27, M | Aerosols | Sec. 5.4 | Hwk. #1 out |
| 1/29, W | Aerosols Cloud droplet nucleation Lab: poster guidelines |
Sec. 6.1.1 Bohren (1987) Chapters 1-2 Schultz, Chapters 22, 27 |
Practice poster assignment out |
| 1/31, F | Cloud droplet nucleation | Sec. 6.1.1-6.1.2 Bohren (1987) Chapters 1-2 |
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| 2/3, M | Cloud drop nucleation Diffusional growth |
Sec. 6.1.2, 6.4.1 | Hwk. #2 out |
| 2/5, W | Diffusional growth Lab: "better" posters |
Sec. 6.4.1, Box 6.2 | Hwk. #1 due Practice poster due (as .pdf via email) |
| 2/7, F | Growth by collection | Box 6.2, Sec. 6.4.2-6.4.3 | |
| 2/10, M | Growth by collection | Box 6.2, Sec. 6.4.2-6.4.3 | Hwk. #2 due Hwk. #3 out |
| 2/12, W | Warm rain formation Rain drop properties Observations of warm clouds Lab: Talk activity |
Box 6.3, Sec. 6.2 |
Alternative poster design due |
| 2/14, F | Observations of warm clouds | Sec. 6.2-6.3 | |
| 2/17, M | Entrainment Ice nucleation |
Sec. 6.3, 6.5.1-6.5.2 | |
| 2/19, W | Ice nucleation Diffusional growth of ice Lab: Slide guidelines |
Sec. 6.5.3(a) Schultz: Chapters 24-25 |
AMS talk reviews due |
| 2/21, F | Diffusional growth of ice | Sec. 6.5.3(a) | Hwk. #3 due |
| 2/24, M | Growth by riming | Sec. 6.5.3(b) | Hwk. #4 out |
| 2/26, W | Growth by aggregation Melting Lab: Speaking guidelines |
Sec. 6.5.3(b), 6.5.4-6.5.5 Schultz: Chapter 26 |
Practice talk assignment out |
| 2/28, F | Melting | Sec. 6.5.4-6.5.5 | |
| 3/2, M | Precipitation type forecasting Cloud seeding |
Sec. 6.6 | Hwk. #4 due |
| 3/4, W | Lightning Lab: Cloud seeding |
Sec. 6.7 | |
| 3/6, F | Practice talks: Komarc, Smith, Watts, Wheeler |
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| 3/9, M | Practice talks: Marino, Maura, Torres, Werner |
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| 3/11, W | Exam review session Lab: Practice talks: Anderson, Barbieri, Heeren, Moore, Odstrchel |
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| 3/13, F | CLASS CANCELED | ||
| 3/16, M | NO CLASS: Spring Break | ||
| 3/18, W | NO CLASS: Spring Break | ||
| 3/20, F | NO CLASS: Spring Break | ||
| 3/23, M | Remote teaching overview | ||
| 3/25, W | Properties of radiation Lab: Practice talk debrief Final talk assignment |
Sec. 4.1 |
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| 3/27, F | Properties of radiation | Sec. 4.2 | |
| 3/30, M | Solid angle | Sec. 4.2 | Exam #1 due Hwk. #5 out |
| 4/1, W | Quantifying radiation Lab: Research sources |
Sec. 4.2 | Final talk topics due |
| 4/3, F | Quantifying radiation | Sec. 4.2 | |
| 4/6, M | Quantifying radiation Solar radiation |
Sec. 4.3.1-4.3.3 | Hwk. #5 due Hwk. #6 out |
| 4/8, W | Solar radiation Blackbody radiation Lab: Practice talk (Barbieri) Writing abstracts |
Sec. 4.3.1-4.3.3 Schultz, Sec. 23 |
Final talk sources due (email citations for 3 sources, with links, to Justin) |
| 4/10, F | Blackbody radiation | Sec. 4.3.1-4.3.4 | |
| 4/13, M | Blackbody radiation A simple greenhouse effect |
Sec. 4.3.1-4.3.6 | |
| 4/15, W |
Lab: Intro. to scattering & absorption Reflection and Refraction |
Sec. 4.4 (intro) - 4.4.1 Petty (2006) Ch. 4 (skip p. 79-81) |
Hwk. #6 due Final talk abstract due (<300 words; email to Justin) Hwk. #7 out |
| 4/17, F | Reflection and refraction Scattering |
Sec. 4.4.1 Petty (2006) Ch. 12 |
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| 4/20, M | Scattering Absorption |
Petty (2006) Ch. 12 Sec. 4.4.2-4.4.3 |
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| 4/22, W | Exam review Lab: Absorption Radiative transfer |
Sec. 4.5.1-4.5.2 | Hwk. #7 due Exam #2 out |
| 4/24, F | Radiative transfer | Sec. 4.5.1-4.5.3 | |
| 4/27, M | Radiative transfer Remote sensing |
Sec. 4.5.4-4.6 | Exam #2 due Hwk. #8 out |
| 4/29, W |
Lab - Final talks: Marino, Barbieri Final talks: Werner, Anderson, Odstrchel |
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| 5/1, F | Final talks: Heeren, Wheeler, Maura, Torres-Maldonado |
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| 5/4, M | Final talks: Moore, Komarc, Watts, Smith |
Hwk. #8 due | |
| 5/5, Tu (10-11am) | Review session | Will be recorded. Feel free to email questions ahead of time. | |
| 5/7-5/13 | FINAL EXAM (take-home) |
All readings are from Wallace & Hobbs' Atmospheric Science
unless otherwise noted.