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ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 1 Earth & Environmental Sciences Lectures: a synchronous, online Office: Room 209, Memorial Hall (office hours will be on Teams) Office Hours: Virtual Classroom T/H 3:30-4:30 pm Course Description An introduction to the atmosphere and the basic principles of meteorology and climatology. Topics include weather systems, atmospheric pollution and inadvertent climate modification, climate change and relationships between climate and living organisms. Course Goals This course will provide you with an understanding of the physical processes that produce and influence the climate we live in and the weather we experience. It will also give you a practical understanding of how weather events and atmosphere-related effects work, so you can make simple short-term predictions, decisions, and actions that improve your everyday life. Learning Outcomes and Objectives If you do the assigned readings, attend and participate in classes, complete your assignment and preparation questions, and actively study for exams, by the end of this course you will be able to: 1. Describe how fundamental atmospheric processes and weather events work; 2. Identify the main types of weather features, describe their characteristics, and describe their relationships with other weather events; 3. Explain why particular weather events happen in particular geographic regions; 4. Describe the main factors influencing climate and climate change, and discuss the impacts of climate change; 5. Interpret weather maps and weather information from news media; and 6. Discuss the role and influence of weather and climate in our daily lives. Technical Level and Teaching Approach ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 Janet Hart jhart@uwindsor.ca

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 2 This course is designed for students in first year of university, with a very wide range of background experience in the sciences. This is a science course. We will use a scientific approach to thinking about climate, weather, and atmospheric processes. Science is a disciplined method of identifying focused questions, proposing possible explanations, and rigorously testing the viability of those possible explanations. A large international community of scientists, repeatedly applying this scientific method to a variety of evolving questions over decades and centuries, continually grow and improve our understanding of how the natural world works. We will learn the concepts, relationships, and processes of physical science (as we currently understand them) that are fundamental to understanding weather, and we will apply them to our experience of weather and climate in the world around us. This is not a math-focused course. Math is an important tool that scientists use heavily, but it is not a required tool for scientific thinking. We will use language and diagrams as our tools rather than equations. The most complicated math we will do is calculating the difference between two numbers and calculating percentages and ratios. Even these we will only do occasionally. Textbook and Supplemental Materials Required Textbook Ahrens, C.D. 2014. Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere . 9th edition.. You will rely heavily on the textbook in the course, and your success depends on actively reading and using the textbook. If you wish to reduce the cost, it should be fairly easy to find a used copy; just make sure that you have the 8th edition. You can also purchase a time-limited e- book license from the publisher for just over half the cost of the paper book, at the publisher's site: http://www.nelsonbrain.com/shop/search/978130562845 Supplemental Materials Videos and other online resources may be used during the course Lecture Slides I post copies of the PowerPoint slides to Brightspace in the form of notes PDFs. Th ere are some things you will need to note from the slides I show in class . There may be blank areas in the posted PowerPoint files, such as answers to questions posed in class and some definitions. In class, answers will be revealed on the slides to help you take notes. I will not post PowerPoint files with the blank portions filled in, you will need to review the recordings or get live lectures from a classmate. Online materials are for your personal use only and should not be copied or distributed beyond your use for class, including posting on websites. They contain content developed by other people and are used with permission. Please respect copyright.

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 3 Course Evaluation Dates listed may be subject to change and it is your responsibility to check the Brightspace site in order to stay informed of any changes in the following schedules. You will be assigned grades based on successful completion of the following components: Deliverable Weight Date Midterm Exam #1 25% Monday, October 2 nd Midterm Exam #2 25% Monday, November 6 th Assignments 13% 12% Assignment blogs are submitted daily for 2 weeks (October 23- November 3) Assignment 2 – Posted material and corresponding questions. November 24 th Final Exam 25% TBA Midterm Exams and Final Examination Each exam consists of multiple-choice, matching, fill in the blank and/or short answer questions, and the exam will be posted on Brightspace. Exam questions, when online, will be presented one at a time with no backtracking during the exam. The alternate final examination day is on the campus wide make up date on December 21 st , 2023, time 9:00am . Exam questions, when online, will be presented one at a time with no backtracking during the exam. The topic schedule will give you a guide to what chapters we plan to cover on those dates, and therefore what will be covered on each exam. However if we get a bit ahead or behind schedule, and some sections of a chapter shift to a different week, then the scope of the exam will adjust to match what we discussed in class .

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ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 4 If you get sick during the term: If you are sick, you should self-report via the UWinsite Student system ( www.uwindsor.ca/uwinsitestudent ) right away. Instructions on how to use the system to self report can be found at the following link: http://ask.uwindsor.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/577 if you miss and exam due to illness you must also contact your instructor. Assignments The assignment will give you hands-on experience using the material covered in the course to compile climate data and interpret weather. You may use a few weather maps and images, along with information from the textbook and lecture slides, to complete a 2-week assignment. If you will not be in Windsor during the 2 weeks of the assignment it is your responsibility to ensure that you include the location of where you are taking weather data from. The assignment will include daily submissions to Brightsspace. If submissions are not uploaded by the end of each day there will be a grade of zero applied on each day ’s late submission. There will also be a second assignment during the semester. Material submitted must be your own not obtained from classmates or other sources. The assignment materials and more detailed instructions will be posted on Brightspace. Late submissions will not be accepted. Topic Schedule Lectures will follow the schedule set out in the table below as closely as possible, but it may be adjusted to match our pace through the topics. I prefer to cover fewer 'interest' topics at the end to make sure that everyone has a good understanding of the fundamental topics (or to satisfy the class' deeper interest in a topic based on great class discussion), than to rush through the full set of topics and leave people with a superficial and unsatisfactory understanding of key topics. We will cover approximately 2 chapters per week. Lecture Topic Reading Chapter 1 Introduction

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 5 2 The Atmosphere 1 Radiation 2 3 Energy 2 Air Temperature 3 4 Atmospheric Moisture 4 Clouds and Fog 4 5 Stability 5 Precipitation 5 6 Air Pressure and Winds 6 Local Circulation Patterns 7 7 Global Circulation Patterns 7 Air Masses and Fronts 8 8 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 10

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 6 Weather Forecasting 9 9 Hurricanes 17 Air Pollution Climate Change 13 I strongly recommend that you read the relevant texbook chapter(s) in advance of the lecture , and that you print or download a copy of the lecture slides from the website, review them before class, and bring them along for note-taking. In accordance with Senate Policy, the Student Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPTs) forms will be administered in the last two weeks of classes for courses 12-24 weeks in duration, in the last week of classes for courses 6-11 weeks in duration, or in the last two days of classes for courses of 5 or fewer weeks in duration. Responsibilities for Success Textbook Reading Many of the major terms and concepts are introduced in the lectures, but it is impossible to present all of the information from the textbook in our limited time together. It is essential that you take charge of your own learning , and schedule appropriate time every week to do the textbook readings outlined in the topic schedule. You will need to read the relevant textbook sections in advance of the lecture . You will need this information to answer the online questions throughout the semester. If you follow this strategy you will get far more value from the lectures, and you will also find that studying for tests is much more smooth and effective. Although the key terms and review questions at the end of each chapter are not listed in the schedule as “reading”, they are very important elements of your reading, reviewing, and studying for exams! Helpful University Resources There are many support services available to you on campus, all with the purpose of helping you succeed. I am always happy to help you find the services you may need, but here are some commonly used student services that are excellent resources.

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ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 7 Academic Writing Centre: Help troubleshooting grammar, punctuation, and syntax problems in your writing. Advice on structuring papers; analyzing, integrating, citing, and referencing sources. http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/ or http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/writing-help-services Skills to Enhance Personal Success (STEPS): A variety of free workshops to build study skills, prepare for and write exams, and manage time and stress. http://www.uwindsor.ca/lifeline/steps-skills-to-enhance-personal-success Information Technology Services (ITS): A variety of computer and software troubleshooting, training, and other services. Access to computers, printers, and scanners for coursework. http://www.uwindsor.ca/its/ Student Health Services: On-campus medical clinic. http://www.uwindsor.ca/health/clinic- services-0 Student Counseling Centre: Confidential counseling for personal mental health and well-being: school, family, home, relationships, stress, grief, depression/anxiety, all other personal matters. http://www.uwindsor.ca/scc/welcome-to-the-scc Student Accessibility Services: Confidential assessment of physical, mental, and learning challenges & disabilities, and help if you are concerned you may have such a challenge or disability. Support arranging appropriate accommodations in your courses. https://www.uwindsor.ca/studentaccessibility/ Student counseling centre: http://www.uwindsor.ca/scc Academic advising centre: http://www.uwindsor.ca/advising/ Course Policies, My Expectations of You, What You Can Expect From Me Missed Exams Any makeup exam may not be in the same format as the original exam however, level of difficulty will be the same as the original, regularly scheduled exam, and may have different questions. If you miss your scheduled makeup exam for any reason , you will not get another

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 8 chance to write the exam and you will receive a grade of zero . If the instructor and student agree the weight of the midterm exam may be transferred to the final exam Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty Academic integrity is a foundational principle of academic life, and the foundation of credibility within our larger society. Taking other people's ideas or words and using them without giving them proper credit for those ideas is academic theft . Taking other people's ideas or words and claiming that you produced them - or giving someone your words and letting them say that they produced them - is academic fraud . I strongly value academic honesty, and I honour my responsibility to uphold it as an academic and moral principle. Whether intentional or not, plagiarism - which includes 'cut-and-paste' answers to questions within this course - is taken very seriously and will not be tolerated. Plagiarism & other breaches of academic integrity will be handled under the disciplinary proceedings as outlined in Senate Bylaw 31 . Other relevant University Bylaws and Policies are in the Academic Integrity Resource folder on Brightspace and at http://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/47/senate-bylaws-and- policies . We must also remember that learning in a collaborative manner is effective and desirable: learning (and success) does not have to be done in isolation. You learn collaboratively as we interact in class. You learn collaboratively when we troubleshoot difficulties you're having with a course concept during office hours. It can help to discuss textbook and lecture material in small study groups in order to prepare for exams. It can also help to discuss assigned tasks with classmates in order to understand tricky parts of an assignment. These are sensible strategies: I encourage you to help each other learn and succeed in the course, and I encourage you to let me help you learn. However, for the assessed course components you must complete all of the tasks, writing, and exams by yourself. A requirement of every assessment is that you have done the submitted work (executed the tasks and written answers in your own words) yourself. If you fail to meet the requirement of doing your own work, your assessment will be zero for the entire work . If you are unsure about the difference between plagiarism and collaborative learning, or how to avoid plagiarism in a collaborative learning environment, please come see me and we can talk about what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Exam Conflicts If an exam in another course is scheduled at the same time as a midterm or final exam in

ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 9 this course, or if you have three midterm or final exams (including this course) scheduled within a 24-hour period, we can arrange an alternate time for this course's exam. Contact me, with copies of the course outlines from the other courses stating the scheduled exam times. You will know of these conflicts within the first two weeks of classes, so you must contact me well in advance of the exam to make the arrangement. Alternate exams will be scheduled on the university wide make up exam date. Due dates for assignments, labs, or other work are not grounds for arranging an alternate exam time . Office Hours Office hours are predictable times when you know you can come by my office unannounced and expect to find me there, ready and available to help you with difficulties, provide advice, or talk about your ideas and curiosities. Personally, I value that I am able to help you achieve your goals and support your pursuit of knowledge. Since no appointment is necessary, it is possible that other students may also come at the same as you. If I am talking to another student when you arrive, please let me know you are there. When other work demands require me to schedule time for meetings or other activities I protect office hours the same way I protect class times. If it proves impossible to avoid scheduling something during office hours, I will announce any shift in time (preferable) or cancellation (only if unavoidable) on Brightspace with as much advance notice as I possibly can. Email Other than seeing me during office hours or at another time we have arranged, email is by far the most effective way to reach me. Please use your official @uwindsor.ca email account to send me email. That keeps your email out of spam filters, and I can more easily identify it as a student's email if I need to prioritize during heavy email loads. Be sure to state your name and course in your email message: it is not automatically included , and some questions can be very difficult to answer usefully if I do not know who I am emailing with. Please remind me about any prior conversation we had: it is important to me to know and remember all my interactions with you and other students, but please keep in mind that during this semester I am teaching over 100 students, so sometimes I may need that reminder to connect you with our conversation. I make every attempt to respond to student emails within 24 hours, but I cannot promise that I can always do so. Between emails with the number of students I mentioned above, plus research and administrative commitments, the email load sometimes gets very heavy. I do

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ESCI 1130 Atmosphere and Climate Fall 2023 10 prioritize student emails if I have to choose which messages I respond to in an available block of time, but a backlog can build. Please have patience, and allow for a reasonable delay receiving a reply. Also, please note that aside from being a teacher, I also have a family: the 'response clock' for emails received during the evening or on weekends may not start until the next business day, depending on my family commitments. Grading and Feedback Turnaround Assignment: A graduate student will do the grading, following training, a marking key, and grading guidance from me. Grading the assignment is a significant undertaking, generally needing about 50 hours of task time, depending on the number of students, which translates to more than one week of calendar time, including time for me to review the results and make any needed adjustments. Results will be posted during the week of our final class, and before the final exam. Once the assignment marks appear on Brightspace, you will be able to see your submitted assignment annotated with marks and possibly comments by appointment with the graduate student. Copyright: Lectures and course materials prepared by the instructor are considered by the University to be an instructor’s intellectual property covered by the Copyright Act, RSC 1985, C-42. Course materials such as PowerPoint slides and lecture recordings are made available to students for your own study purposes. These materials cannot be shared outside of the class or “published” in any way. Posting recordings or slides to other websites without t he express permission of the instructor will constitute copyright infringement.