GEOGRAPHY
333
GEOGRAPHY
333
WEATHER
Weather Station at Dome C Guillaume Darguard
INSTRUCTOR:
DR. ANDREW
G. FOUNTAIN
PHONE:
725-3386
WEB
PAGE:
www.glaciers.pdx.edu/fountain/
Friday 14 October - Quiz
Questions will be drawn from Ahrens:
Chapter 1: Questions for Review 1-11; Questions for Thought: 4.
Chapter 2: Questions for Review 1-12; Questions for Thought: 2,4.
Monday 17 October Homework Due
Read the short article here about the falling satellite. Explain the interaction between the solar wind and our atmosphere
and why it is hard to predict uncontrolled vehicle reentry.
Read the short article here about forests and atmospheric carbon balance.
1. Pg stands for a 'petagram'. Please define
2. Are forests a net carbon sink or source to the atmosphere?
3. What is the gross sequestering rate of carbon for global forests?
4. Including deforestation, what is the net rate of carbon sequestration for forests globally?
5. Based on estimates of this study, which forests (tropical, temperate, boreal) account for the greatest sequestration of carbon?
Wednesday 19 October - No Class
Friday 28 October - Quiz
Questions will be drawn from Ahrens:
Chapter 4: Questions for Review 1-8, 13, 16; Questions for Thought: 3,6,7,8,10.
Chapter 5: Questions for Review 1-11, 16,17; Questions for Thought: 3, 4.
And a selection of questions from the previous quiz
Monday 31 October Term Paper Due
Term Paper Format
Wednesday 23 November- Quiz
Questions will be drawn from Ahrens:
Chapter 6: Questions for Review 1-4, 10-11, 16, 17
Chapter 10: Questions for Review 2-5, 19, 22
Chapter 11: Questions for Review 6-7, 10, 11
And a question from the previous quiz
Monday 5 December- Final
Questions will be drawn from Ahrens:
Emphasis will be on the following new chapters
Chapter 7: Questions for Review 1, 4-10, 15-16,18-20,23
Chapter 8: Questions for Review 1-8, 14,15,17,18,20,21
Chapter 9: Questions for Review 7-9
And questions from the previous chapters taken from the study guides of previous quizes
Format will be short answer