Geography 4320/8326 CLIMATOLOGY
Fall, 2001 MW 1:30-2:45 PM DSC 285
Dr. Peake DC 263 554-2726 E-MAIL-jpeake@mail.unomaha.edu
Office Hours 7:30-9 MWF plus just before and after class, or by appointment
Week of Topic
8/27 Introduction (no class Wednesday)
9/3 (no class Monday) Physical Climatology
9/10 Physical Climatology (continued)
9/17 Physical Climatology (continued)
9/24 Hydrologic Cycle and Evapotranspiration*
10/1 Global Climates and Energy Flows*
10/8 Agricultural Climatology*- Test #1
10/15 Agricultural Climatology continued
10/22 (no class Monday) Drought*
10/29 Microclimates*
11/5Climate Models and Analysis
11/12Climate Change
11/19Climate Change
11/26 Climate Change
12/3 Climate Change
12/10 Climate and the Future
* indicates that non textbook readings will be assigned
Final Exam (Test 2) Monday December 17 from 1:30 to 3:30
GRADES
Undergraduates Graduates
Test 1 30% 23%
Test 2 30% 23%
Projects 25%(1) 39% (2)
Oral Presentation 5(1) 5(1)
Assignments* 10%(2), 10% (3)
* article analysis (will be among those assigned in the middle and end of the course)
Grading Scale A+ 97% and up; A 93% and up; A- 90% and up and so forth
TESTS
My tests will be based primarily on lecture with some material specifically from the supplementary readings. I will have a study outline available for the first exam. Questions will be an eclectic mix of multiple choice, true-false, short answer, matching, and brief essay.
PROJECTS
1st assignment due Nov 10 (grad students only)
2nd assignment due Dec 10 (undergraduates and graduates)
These projects will involve your using climatological data to solve a problem or show a relationship between climate and the physical or cultural environment. Scope of the project will be by negotiation between you and me. I realize that the data manipulation capibilities are going to be highly varied among class members and this should not be a problem. Where necessary we will simply design the project to fit the skills you have or the skills you can reasonably pick up on your own. The manipulation can involve gis, remote sensing, cartography and/or statistics
What you have to come up with is at least the beginning of a problem or question that is worth pursuing. I would prefer this be something you come up with on your own though I will have a set of questions regarding climate, agriclture and drought available if you really can't think of anything.
By September 20 (or earlier) I want a one paragraph statement indicating what you would like to examine and how you might want to go about it (at least in general terms). We will then meet individually to go over the parameters for the project. This may take a few weeks but I would at least like to get it started so by mid October at the latest you have a good idea where you are going
ASSIGNMENTS
Will involve either answering a question about an assigned reading or analyzing/comparing one or more readings. Each will be short and generally not more than 2 pages. These articles will be made available starting beginning of October and you will have a choice of articles to write on