| Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller
Office: SS 211A Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu |
Schedule: Tuesday 10:00-11:15, Thursday 8:30-11:15
Location: SS 001 Office hours: T, Th 2:30-3:30 or by appointment : |
Note: This page is still under construction. Some dates and topics
may change.
| Dates |
|
Textbook readings | Links to notes and internet resources |
| Aug. 31 - Sept. 5, Sept. 7-12 | Earth systems
Geographic coordinates and spatial patterns Maps, GPS , GIS and Remote Sensing Earth-sun relations and the seasons |
Chapters 1, 2 | Link
to notes
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Useful links |
| Sept. 14 | Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical structure | Chapter 3 | Link
to notes
Chapter 3 Useful links |
| Sept. 19- 21 | Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns | Chapters 4, 5 | Link
to notes
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Useful links |
| Sept. 26-28 | Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation | Chapter 6 | Link
to notes
Chapter 6 Useful links |
| Oct. 3 | EXAM | ||
| Oct. 5-10 | Moisture, humidity, and precipitation | Chapter 7 | Link
to notes
Chapter 7 Useful links |
| Oct. 12-17 | Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance | Chapter 8 | Link
to notes
Chapter 8 Useful links |
| Oct. 19-24 | Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link | Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 482-494 | Link
to notes
Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Useful links |
| Oct. 26-31 | Hydrologic cycle and water resources,
Review |
Chapter 9 | Link
to notes
Chapter 9 Useful links |
| Nov. 2 | EXAM | ||
| Nov. 7-9 | Soils | Chapter 18 | Notes,
assignment and bookmarks
Chapter 18 |
| Nov. 14-21 | Ecosystems and biomes | Chapters 19, 20 | Link
to notes
Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Useful bookmarks |
| Nov. 23 | THANKSGIVING | ||
| Nov. 28-30 | Rivers and watersheds | Chapter 14 | Link
to notes
Chapter 14 Useful bookmarks |
| Dec. 5-12 | Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution | Chapters 11, 12 | Link
to notes
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Useful bookmarks |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |