From the DVD - Course workbook in PDF format edition.
Nature abhors extremes --
Temperature, pressure, and density --
Atmosphere: composition and origin --
Radiation and the greenhouse effect --
Sphericity, conduction, and convection --
Sea breezes and Santa Anas --
An introduction to atmospheric moisture --
Bringing air to saturation --
Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 1 --
Clouds, stability, and buoyancy, part 2 --
Whence and whither the wind, part 1 --
Whence and whither the wind, part 2 --
The global atmospheric circulation --
Fronts and extratropical cyclones --
Middle troposphere: troughs and ridges --
Wind shear: horizontal and vertical --
Mountain influences on the atmosphere --
Thunderstorms, squall lines, and radar --
Supercells, tornadoes, and dry lines --
Ocean influences on weather and climate --
Prediction and predictability --
