Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather

Course No. 1796 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Taught by Robert G. Fovell
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1. Nature Abhors Extremes
2. Temperature, Pressure, and Density
3. Atmosphere—Composition and Origin
4. Radiation and the Greenhouse Effect
5. Sphericity, Conduction, and Convection
6. Sea Breezes and Santa Anas
7. An Introduction to Atmospheric Moisture
8. Bringing Air to Saturation
9. Clouds, Stability, and Buoyancy, Part 1
10. Clouds, Stability, and Buoyancy, Part 2
11. Whence and Whither the Wind, Part 1
12. Whence and Whither the Wind, Part 2
13. The Global Atmospheric Circulation
14. Fronts and Extratropical Cyclones
15. Middle Troposphere—Troughs and Ridges
16. Wind Shear—Horizontal and Vertical
17. Mountain Influences on the Atmosphere
18. Thunderstorms, Squall Lines, and Radar
19. Supercells, Tornadoes, and Dry Lines
20. Ocean Influences on Weather and Climate
21. Tropical Cyclones
22. Light and Lightning
23. Prediction and Predictability
24. The Imperfect Forecast