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NATS 101-GC Introduction
to Global Change
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Topic
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SGC Text
1
(page #s)
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Other Reading
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Self Test / Readiness
Quiz
(Practice ST & RQ’s are in italics)
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ST/RQ Cutoff Date
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Kump et al.
(1st half)
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Hobson
(2nd half)
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1
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Course Overview
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GC Website
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RQ-A
– Online
Syllabus & FAQ
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2
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On Science & Being a Scientist
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Robert Pirsig essay
2
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(no RQ)
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3
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Intro to Key Issues of Global Change
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Ch 1
(1-17)
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Class Notes
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RQ-B
– Global Change Overview
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4
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Matter, Energy & How They Relate
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Ch 2 (29-47)
Ch 6 (116-130)
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RQ-1–
Matter & Energy
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Sep 4
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5
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Electromagnetic Radiation
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Ch 3 ( 34-38)
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Ch 9 (196-200)
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RQ-22 – Electromagnetic
Radiation
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Sep 11
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6
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The Radiation Laws
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Ch 3 (39-44)
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TEST #1
(Thu Sep 18)
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7
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Past Global Change: Intro to Tree Rings
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Class Notes
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(no RQ)
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8
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Atmospheric Structure & Composition &
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Ch 3 (44-48)
re-read pp 7-9
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Ch 9 (201-205)
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The
Discovery of the Ozone Hole
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RQ-3 – Atmospheric Composition &
Structure /
Ozone Depletion
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Sep 23
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9
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Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere
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10
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Thermodynamics & Energy Conservation
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CLICK HERE for the pages to read for RQ-4
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RQ-4 – Thermodynamics
now due: Oct 1
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Sep 30
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11
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The Global Energy Balance
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Ch 3 (42, 48-51)
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Ch 9 (206-208)
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Class Notes
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TEST #2 (Tue Oct 7)
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12
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Laws of Motion & Car Safety
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Class Notes
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(no RQ)
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MIDTERM EXAM (Thu Oct 16)
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13
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Systems and Feedbacks
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Ch 2 (18-33)
Ch 3 (51-54)
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RQ-5 – Systems & Feedbacks
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Oct 23
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14
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Atmospheric Circulation
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Ch 4 (55-82)
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Class Notes
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RQ-6 – Atmospheric Circulation
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Oct 30
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15
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Global Climate Patterns & Processes
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TEST #3 (Thu Nov 6)
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16
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Short-Term Climatic Variability
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Ch 15 (289-316)
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Required online reading
==>
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The Data - from "A Paleo Perspective
on Global Warming"
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RQ-7 – Short Term Climatic Variability
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Nov 13
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17
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Global Warming & Anthropogenic Forcing
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Ch
1 (3-7)
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Ch 9
(206-215)
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Class Notes pp 103-104
IPCC 2007:
Synthesis Report pp 2-6
only [pdf]
IPCC
2007: FAQ 2.1
[pdf] on
radiative forcing
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs website
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RQ-8 – Global Warming
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IMPORTANT
-- The readings in the PDFs and website linked here are
required for
Topic # 17.
Self Test & RQ-8 will include questions
from these readings in addition to the pages assigned in
SGC Ch 1 and 9 and Class Notes. |
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Nov 20
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18
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Impacts, Adaptation & Mitigation
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Ch 7
(143-156)
on energy efficiency & resources
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Class Notes pp 107-116 &
Air Pollution Allowance
Trading
(Class Notes pp 145-146)
IPCC 2007:
Synthesis Report
pp 7-22
[pdf]
on projected climate change, impacts, adaptation & mitigation
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No Self Test or RQ on these readings
but
these readings WILL be on
TEST # 4
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TEST #4
(Thu Dec 4)
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19
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Global Change Wrap Up
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Re-read Ch 1
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Review –
RQ-B Global Change
Overview
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FINAL EXAM (Thu Dec 18)
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1
SGC = The Science of
Global Change: An Introduction
IPCC = Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change — 2007
Fourth Assessment
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The Pirsig essay is password
protected -- contact Dr H for password Report
Summary for Policymakers: Synthesis, Working Groups I, II, & III
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