Weather & Society
by
Alistair B. Fraser
Meteo 2/3 Syllabus
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Preface
Copyright & permission
Navigation
Note Taking
Attendance
Individual work
Introduction
Etymology
Evolution
Composition
Temperature Range
Pressure Range
Thickness
Pressure (z)
Temperature (z)
Climate
Seasons, sunshine
Seasons, temperature
Diurnal Variation
Why storms?
Radiation
Energy & Work
Energy Transfer
Waves
EM Spectrum
Radiation & matter
Blackbody radiation
Blackbody spectrum
IR eyes
IR satellite
Silliness
Sun & Earth
Solar Constant
Average input
Equilibrium
EM Spectrum
Spectra
Absorption
Greenhouse
Energy balance
Silliness
Global warming
Dynamics
Density
P & T
Gas law
Dalton
Newton
PGF
Coriolis
Rotation
Geostrophic wind
Silliness
Cheating
Friction
Convergence
Clouds
incomplete
General circulation
incomplete
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