SIO 217A: Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Fall 2009 - SIO217A Course Syllabus

Instructor: Lynn Russell, 343 NH, 534-4852, email:

Summary:

Fall 2009 - SIO217A Course Schedule

Prerequisites: Chem. 6A-6C or 6AH, 6BH, and 6 CH, or quivalent. (S)

Required Text:

• Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans by J. A. Curry & P. J. Webster (1999)

Lecture Notes:

1. Lecture 01
2. Lecture 02a
3. Lecture 02b
4. Lecture 03a
5. Lecture 03b
6. Lecture 04a
7. Lecture 04b
8. Lecture 05a
9. Lecture 05b
10. Lecture 06a
11. Lecture 06b
12. Lecture 07a
13. Lecture 07b
14. Lecture 08
15. Lecture 12

Assignments:

• ROAST Assignment 09

Exams:

• SIO217A Midterm Fall '09 Key

Reading List:

1. "The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus"
   Thomas C. Peterson, William M. Connolley, and John Fleck
   American Meteorological Society September 2008.
2. "Will desperate climates call for desperate geoengineering measures?"
   Physics Today August 2008.
3. Curry J.A. 1999 Ch 01 (PDF ~2.2MB)
4. Curry J.A. 1999 errata (PDF ~536KB)
5. Curry J.A. 1999 Ch 02 (PDF ~3.3MB)
6. Kiehl and Trenberth 1997 bams (PDF ~220KB)
7. Lindzen and Emanuel 2002 egc (PDF ~788KB)
8. Emanuel K. 2005 Ch 10 (PDF ~6.5MB)
9. Pruppacher & Klett Ch 6 (PDF ~2.6MB)
10. Feynman 1989 CH 1-39
11. Van Ness 1969 CH2
12. Van Ness CH 5-7
13. NEW: "Climate Change" John H. Seinfeld (PDF ~726KB)