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The Atmosphere (ESS5)
Textbook
Slide 3
Croul Hall / Earth System Science
Course Description
The atmosphere - introduces the fundamental properties of the atmosphere: thermal structure, mass distribution, and general circulation.
Weather - describes weather features in the atmosphere: mid-latitude storms, tropical hurricane, tornadoes, clouds, and precipitation.
Climate - looks into how the atmosphere interacts with oceans, land, ice, and human activities to determine the past and possible future climate changes.
Syllabus