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Understanding Atmospheric Concepts: Key Questions and Practical Problems in Meteorology

This collection of driving questions and practical problems tackles fundamental concepts in meteorology and atmospheric sciences. It covers key topics including weather phenomena, atmospheric composition, energy flow, heat transfer, air pressure variations, water cycles, cloud formation, and the dynamics of wind and severe weather systems. Each chapter presents critical inquiries that challenge students to think about Earth's atmosphere and its various processes, reinforcing the significance of understanding weather patterns and atmospheric conditions.

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Understanding Atmospheric Concepts: Key Questions and Practical Problems in Meteorology

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  1. Collected Driving Questions Edward J. Hopkins

  2. Driving Question – For Chapter 1 DS/OLWS • What are some basic concepts regarding weather?

  3. Driving Question – For Chapter 2 DS/OLWS • What is the composition and structure of the atmosphere?

  4. Driving Question – For Chapter 3 DS/OLWS • How does energy flow into and out of the Earth-atmosphere system?

  5. Driving Question – For Chapter 4 DS/OLWS • What is the consequence of heat transfer in the Earth-atmosphere system?

  6. Driving Question – For Chapter 5 DS/OLWS • What is the significance of horizontal and vertical variations in air pressure?

  7. Driving Question – For Chapter 6 DS/OLWS • How is water cycled between Earth’s surface and atmosphere?

  8. Driving Question – For Chapter 7 DS/OLWS • How clouds and precipitation form?

  9. Driving Question – For Chapter 8 DS/OLWS • What forces control the wind?

  10. Driving Question – For Chapter 9 DS/OLWS • What are the principal features of the planetary-scale atmospheric circulation?

  11. Driving Question – For Chapter 10 DS/OLWS • What weather systems shape the weather of middle latitudes?

  12. Driving Question – For Chapter 11 DS/OLWS • What atmospheric conditions favor the development of severe weather?

  13. Driving Question – For Chapter 12 DS/OLWS • What conditions are required for the development of tropical cyclones?

  14. Practical Problems Lecture 1 • Introduction: • Course Goals

  15. Practical Problems Lecture 2 • Observations of Earth’s Atmosphere: • What constitutes the atmosphere? • What can we learn about the atmosphere? • Why do we want to know about it?

  16. Practical Problems Lecture 3 • Physical & Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere: • What makes Planet Earth special? • How has the atmosphere evolved?

  17. Practical Problems Lecture 4 • Atmospheric Pressure: • The pump problem: Why can’t water be lifted more than 30 ft? • (Does the atmosphere have weight?) • (Why do we want to know air pressure?)

  18. Practical Problems Lecture 5 • Air Temperature: • Why do we want to know air temperature?

  19. Practical Problems Lecture 6 • Energetics: Energy & Energy Transfer • What maintains the operation of our planetary system?

  20. Practical Problems Lecture 7 • Radiation: • What is radiation? • What is significance of radiation?

  21. Practical Problems Lecture 8 • Radiation & Energy Budgets: • What maintains life? • How does Planet Earth maintain a habitable environment? • How does Planet Earth respond to solar heating? • Why does temperature vary spatially? • How do the diurnal and annual temperature cycles develop?

  22. Practical Problems Lecture 9 • Behavior of gases: • How are pressure & temperature related? • Why are lows cloudy and highs fair?

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