AOSC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Water Vapor, Tropopause, Inert Gas

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Discussion: review of class material, in-class exercise (pre-session reading), exercise discussion in groups of five, summarize discussion and submit to ta. Midterm and final: online via elms facility. Quizzes in class (1 quiz between now and midterm, 1 between midterm and final) Final: thursday may 12-18 (will be given a time window) Cumulative but more on the second half. Classroom response participation: 5% (if answer 80% then okay) Atmosphere and its role in heating of the earth. Dark so absorbs more than grass or snow. The atmosphere is the thin blue region along the edge of the earth. Clouds, volcanic ash, particles (aerosols) all interfere with how much of the energy we can get. Temperature change from surface all the way up. The role of atmosphere in heating of the earth. Effect of atmospheric composition on earth"s temperature. Why does the graph change its mind, increase, decrease. Important to know this chart (one from textbook)

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