This course does not have traditional homework assignments so you have more time to spend on the reading material. Instead you work on small assignments that will help you prepare for your final project and discussion questions that we go over every week in class. These different components are worth 200 points total. Unless otherwise stated the discussion questions are due on Friday of each week.

Format:

1) These assignments must be TYPED
2) Student information: Name, student ID, ATMO 102 Spring 2019, Date all on their own line - in the upper Right Hand Corner
3) Title as described in the assignment
4) Times New Roman
5) 12 pt font
6) 1 inch margin
7) Page numbers in the lower Right hand Corner

 

Assignments by Week

Week	Date	Topic	Assignments or Discussion Topics
1	1/13/2020	Weather and Climate Intro	Week 1 Discussion Questions due 1/17
	1/15/2020	Introduction to the Islands
	1/17/2020	Discussion Questions W1 Due
2	1/20/2020	NO CLASS	Week 2 Discussion Questions due 1/24
	1/22/2020	Temperature and Clothing
	1/24/2020	Pacific Natural Environment Discussion Questions W2 Due
3	1/27/2020
	1/29/2020	Rising Air, Humidity and Clouds	Week 3 Discussion Questions due 1/31
	1/31/2020	Pacific Ocean Clouds and Island Effects Discussion Questions W3 Due
4	2/3/2020	Precipitation Processes and Types	Geography and Climate (25 points) Climate Classification Help Week 4 Discussion Questions due 2/5
	2/5/2020	Precipitation Across the Pacific Discussion Questions W4 Due
	2/7/2020	Geography and Climate Due 2/7
5	2/10/2020	Pressure and Wind Intro	Week 5 Discussion Questions due 2/14
	2/12/2020	Global and Pacific Regional Patterns
	2/14/2020	Discussion Questions W5 Due
6	2/17/2020	NO CLASS
	2/19/2020	Local Winds
	2/21/2020	Hawaiian and Pacific Island Winds Discussion Questions W6 Due	Week 6 Discussion Questions due 2/21
7	2/24/2020	Fronts and Mid-Latitude Storm Systems
	2/26/2020	Historial Impacts on North Pacific Storms Discussion Questions W7 Due	Week 7 Discussion Questions due 2/1826
	2/28/2020	Population and Economy Due 2/28	Population and Economy (25 points)
8	3/2/2020	Ocean Currents and Waves
	3/4/2020	Hawaii and Pacific Ocean Currents and Waves Discussion Questions W8 Due	Week 8 Discussion Questions due 3/4
	3/6/2020	NO CLASS
9	3/9/2020	Thunderstorms and Tornadoes	Week 9 Discussion Questions due 3/13
	3/11/2020	Severe Weather in the Pacific
	3/13/2020	Discussion Questions W9 Due
10	3/16/2020	SPRING BREAK
	3/18/2020	SPRING BREAK
	3/20/2020	SPRING BREAK
11	3/23/2020	Hurrican and Typhoon Formation	Week 11 Discussion Questions due 3/27
	3/25/2020	Case Studies of Hurricanes & Typhoons Discussion Questions W11 Due
	3/27/2020	Detailed Climate Due 3/30
12	3/30/2020	Air Pollution and Quality	Detailed Climate (25 points) due 3/30
	4/1/2020	Pacific Air Pollution: Vog, Fires, Nuclear
	4/3/2020	Discussion Quetiosn W12 Due	Week 12 Discussion Questions due 4/3
13	4/6/2020	Atmospheric Optical Phenomena Discussion Questions W13 Due	Week 13 Discussion Questions due 4/10
	4/8/2020	Rainbows, Mirages & Cultural Contexts
	4/10/2020	NO CLASS
14	4/13/2020	Nature and Mustic	Week 14 Discussion Questions due 4/17
	4/15/2020	Climate Impacts on the Pacific
	4/17/2020	Discussion Questions W14 Due
15	4/20/2020	Climate, Agriculture and History Severe Weather and Risks Due	Severe Weather and Risks & Small Islands IPCC Reading (25 points) Week 15 Discussion Questions due 4/24
	4/22/2020	Climate Change - Pacific Island Vulnerability
	4/24/2020	Discussion Questions W15 Due
16	4/27/2020	Sea Level Rise - Impacts and Mitigation
	4/29/2020	Sea Level Rise - Impacts and Mitigation	Hand in any missing assignments.
	5/1/2020	Hand in Any Missing Assignments
	5/4/2020	Hand in Any MIssing Assignments
	5/6/2020	Final Projects DUE!	Final Project Due!