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Meteorology
Elizabeth Malcolm, Virginia Wesleyan University
This lecture/lab course explores topics of weather, climate and air pollution and is taken by majors and non-majors. The goal of the laboratory is to develops students' understanding of the atmosphere through ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

North American Environments
Marguerite Forest, Florida Gulf Coast University
Natural environments of North America (north of Mexico and excluding Florida) and critical environmental issues in the region will be examined in terms of geology/geomorphology, climate/weather, and biogeography ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Extreme Weather
Perry Samson, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
This course provides an introduction to the physics of extreme weather events. We examine solar eruptions, ice ages, climate change, monsoons, El Niño, hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves, thunderstorms, ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Our Dynamic Weather
Dave Dempsey, San Francisco State University
"Our Dynamic Weather" explores the nature of weather and how and why it changes. It describes how atmospheric scientists display and interpret weather information and use that information to identify ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Climatology
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
This course is designed to help students gain a scientific understanding of the physical aspects of Earth's climate system and the factors that influence climate change. We explore the global balance of energy ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Solar and terrestrial radiation, Energy, heat and temperature, Atmospheric circulation, Seasonal patterns, Extreme weather, Forecasting, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Solar radiation, Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Hydrologic cycle, El Nino/La Nina, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Environmental Analysis
Deborah S. Gross, Carleton College
Humans have had a dramatic impact on the chemistry of the earth's environment. In this course, we study the chemistry of molecules in the air, water, and soil. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Waste
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Oil and Water (Geog 7)
Catherine Gautier, University of California-Santa Barbara
Oil (energy) and water are two key strategic resources dominating the international scene and for which people have been and will continue to fight and go to war over. Energy and water play a major role in most of ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Paleoclimatology
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
This course introduces students to the methods of paleoclimatology and provides a survey of major climatic events over the history of the Earth. The course incorporates journal articles and web resources to teach ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Oil, Water and Climate
Catherine Gautier, University of California-Santa Barbara
Oil and water are two key strategic resources dominating the international scene. This class provides an overview of global distributions of oil and water resources and analyzes some of the social, economic, and ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy, Political Science
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

The Earth's Climate System
Louisa Bradtmiller, Macalester College
This course will be taught once per year. It provides an introduction to the climate system through lectures, labs, discussions and activities. It uses lecture and inquiry based activities to help students gain ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, El Nino/La Nina, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse gas emissions, Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:El Nino, Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse gas emissions, Global change modeling
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory