GEO 101 Atmospheric Processes, Fall 2011

Companion website for course textbook (9th edition)

Lectures

Chapter 1

Chapter 1, part II & Chapter 2

Chapter 3 (note: lecture is in color)

Chapter 4

Weekly Review Sheets

August 22nd

August 29th

September 12th

September 19th

Video links and animations*

• Latitude and longitude
• Earth's seasons
• Summer Solstice in Alaska
• Winter Solstice in Alaska
• World Time Zones

• International Date Line
• Clip from The West Wing on Map Equality (Why are we changing maps?)  

• Discovery of the Ozone Hole
• Ozone Hole Explanation (NASA)
• Greenhouse effect and Global warming
• Sea level rise impact on the Maldives

Chapter 5

Chapter 5, part II

Chapter 6

Chapter 7, part I

October 10th

October 17th

October 24th

October 31st

Coriolis Effect animation

La Nina

Global pressure and winds practice diagram

Chapter 7, part II

Chapter 8 (note: lecture is in color)

Biomes (note: lecture is in color) (lecture for 11/28)

Chapter 10 and 12 (Last lecture!)

November 14th

November 21st

November 28th

December 5th

Make a tornado

World Köppen Climate Classification Map

Climate list

Biomes worksheet

Climate worksheet

Contact me:

Dr. Carol Sawyer (email)

Office hours:

1:00 – 2:30 pm Mondays & Wednesdays
4:30 – 5:30 pm Mondays
10:00 – 12:00pm Tuesdays
or by appointment (contact me via email to set up time)

Tutor

Marlena

Video link and animation Disclaimer

*The links and animations are posted as supplementary material in order to help you understand the concepts covered in class. Any additional views, opinions, or advertisements accessed from these websites are not necessarily my views and I am not responsible for their content.

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