Earth Geography
•weather? or climate?
•latitude, longitude & time
•solar year & earth tilt
Earth’s Atmosphere
•composition & vertical structure
•Ozone: the good, the bad and the ugly

Survey of Physical Geography (GEOG 101)
Maps & Mapping (GEOG 256)

Energy and Temperature
•solar energy-the engine of all
•partitioning solar energy
•latitude & surface effects on energy balance
•heat & temperature
•daily & annual temperature cycles
•global temperatures: what greenhouse effect?

Meteorology (MET 300)
Synoptic Meteorology (MET 320)
Regional Climatology (GEOG 370)

Atmospheric Circulation
•wind
•surface & upper air winds
•Surface pressure systems & the
predictability of wind
•winds aloft: seasonal wind shifts

Meteorology (MET 300)
Weather Dynamics I (MET 410)
Weather Dynamics II (MET 411)
Micrometeorology (MET 430)

Moisture, Clouds & Precipitation
•the roles of water in the atmosphere
•cloud & fog formation
•precipitation & lifting mechanisms
•air masses & frontal systems
•cyclones, anticyclones & weather tracks

Climates
•the hydrologic cycle
•soil-water budgets
•global climate systems
•climate classification
•regional climates
- tropical
- mid-latitude
- polar
•the geography of extremes: weather & climate