Wk
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Reading & Homework
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1
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8/27: Introduction & Overview
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8/29: Timescales & Water Properties
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8/31: Units, Sig. Figs, Sci. Mthd (Practicum)
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Due 9/5: KKC1,
Essentials, HW #1
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2
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Labor Day, No Class
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9/5: Systems
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9/7: Energy Balance 1: Temp & Rad
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Due 9/14: KKC2-3, HW #2
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3
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9/10: Energy Balance 2: Planet Balance
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9/12: Energy Balance 3: Feedbacks, Models
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9/14: Systems, Balances & Budgets (Practicum)
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Due 9/21: KKC3, HW #3
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4
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9/17: Atmosphere 1: Hadley Cell
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9/19: Atmosphere 2: Stratification & Jets
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9/21: Atm. Gen. Circ. (Lab Expts), Another webpage
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Due 9/28: KKC4, HW #4
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5
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9/24: Atmosphere 3: Cyclones
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9/26: Atmosphere 4: Seasonality
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9/28: Whether Weather or Climate? (Practicum)
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Due 10/5: KKC4, HW #5
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6
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10/1: Oceans 1: Ekman
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10/3: Oceans 2: Geostrophic
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10/5: Ocean Gen. Circ. (Lab Expt),
Gyre (Practicum)
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Due 10/12: KKC5, HW #6
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7
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10/8: Oceans 3: Bndy Currents & Overturning
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10/10: Oceans 4: El Nino
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10/12: El Nino (Practicum)
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Due 10/19: KKC5, HW #7
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8
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10/15: Cryosphere
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10/17: Litho- & Biospheres
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10/19: Cycles & Spheres (Practicum)
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Due 10/26: KKC6-9, HW #8
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9
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10/24: Cycles, Metabolism
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10/26: Paleoclimate 1: Origins & Regulation
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10/28: Paleoclimate (Practicum)
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Due 11/9: KKC10-14, HW #9
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10
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10/29: Paleoclimate 2: History & Glaciation
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11/31: Review KKC 1-14,
Exam Prep,
Example Questions
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11/2: Midterm on Chapters 1-14
Midterm Answer Key
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No Homework!
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11
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11/5: Global Warming 1: Obs. & Fallacies
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11/7: Global Warming 2: Carbon
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11/9: Carbon Footprint (Practicum)
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Due 11/16: KKC15, HW #10
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12
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11/12: Global Warming 3: Impacts
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11/14: Global Warming 4: Adaptation & Mitigation
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11/16: Debate: Mitigation vs. Adaptation (Practicum)
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Due 11/30: KKC 16, HW #11
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13
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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Fall Break
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14
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11/26: Ozone 1
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11/28: Ozone 2
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11/30: Debate: Ban Hairspray, Cars, or Neither? (Practicum)
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Due 12/7: KKC17, HW #12
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15
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12/3: Biodiversity Threats
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12/5: Extraterrestrial Climates
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12/7: Debate: Bio- and Exobio-- what do we need to exist? Are we doomed? (Practicum)
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Due 12/14: KKC18-19, HW #13
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16
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12/10: Physical Science Summary
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12/12: Synthesis Summary
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12/14: IPCC FAQ (Exam Guide)
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4/28: IPCC 2007: FAQ
(alt. server),
Synthesis Summary
(alt. server),
Physical Science Policymaker Summary
(alt. server),
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17
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Exam Week
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12/19: Final Exam on All Materials
Wednesday, 12/19, 4:30-7PM
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Exam Week
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Exam Week
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