| Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller
Office: SS 211H Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu |
Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00-11:15 and Wednesday,
9-9:50 a.m.
Location: T, Th - LH 3 and W - 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. 28-Sept.3,
Sept. 4-10 |
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. 11-12 | Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical structure | Chapter 3 | Link
to notes
Chapter 3 Useful links |
| Sept. 17-19 | Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns | Chapters 4, 5 | Link
to notes
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Useful links |
| Sept. 24-26 | Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation | Chapter 6 | Link
to notes
Chapter 6 Useful links |
| Oct. 1 | EXAM | ||
| Oct. 2-9 | Moisture, humidity, and precipitation | Chapter 7 | Link
to notes
Chapter 7 Useful links |
| Oct. 10-16 | Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance | Chapter 8 | Link
to notes
Chapter 8 Useful links |
| Oct. 17-23 | Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link | Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 489-501 | Link
to notes
Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Useful links |
| Oct. 24-30 | Hydrologic cycle and water resources | Chapter 9 | Link
to notes
Chapter 9 Useful links |
| Oct. 31 | EXAM | ||
| Nov. 5-7 | Soils | Chapter 18 | Notes,
assignment and bookmarks
Chapter 18 |
| Nov. 12-19 | Ecosystems and biomes | Chapters 19, 20 | Link
to notes
Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Useful bookmarks |
| Nov. 20-27 | Rivers and watersheds | Chapter 14 | Link
to notes
Chapter 14 Useful bookmarks |
| Nov. 28 | THANKSGIVING | ||
| Dec. 3-10 | Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution | Chapters 11, 12 | Link
to notes
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Useful bookmarks |
| Thursday, Dec. 12 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |