Class Notes

*These notes are original from Dr. Roger Shaw
with some modifications


Concept & Terminology
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Atmospheric Composition & Structure
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Radiation
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Energy Budget
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Global Warming
[pdf] [doc] [htm]
[IPCC slides]

Gas Law
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Hydrostatic Balance
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

First Law of Thermodynamics
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Moisture
[pdf] [doc] [htm]
[humidity&stability]

Adiabatic Process
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Stability & Instability
[pdf] [doc] [htm]
[sounding slides]

Clouds
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Precipitation
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Thunderstorm
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Motion
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Rotation & Coriolis Force
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Geostrophic Balance & Winds
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Angular Momentum & Thermal Wind
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Vorticity, Divergence, and Rossby Waves
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Front
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

Local System
[pdf] [doc] [htm]

General Circulation
[pdf] [doc] [htm]


updated 09/25/05