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update: 2004-01-07

 

 

Lower Atmosphere

Basics

Unit 1:
An introduction to the troposphere

WS 1: air and temperature, changes with altitude (CH)
WS 2: local climate (CH)

Unit 2:
Greenhouse effect, light and the biosphere

WS 1: vegetationfires worldwide (GEO)

Unit 3:
Ozone and nitrogen oxides as key compounds

WS 1: effect of ozone (CH)
WS 2: ozone smog in the troposphere (CH)

 

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Unit 1:
Main oxidants and observations

 * still missing

Unit 2:
Radiation, greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect

 * still missing

Unit 3:
Ozone chemistry, smog and other emissions

WS 1: global web fire map (GEO)
WS 2: statistics and maps on European forest fires (GEO)
 * still missing

 

 

 

Higher Atmosphere

Basics

Unit 1:
Understanding and observation of the mid atmosphere

WS 1: atmospheric layers (CH)
WS 2: weather researchers quiz (CH)

Unit 2:
Ozone and the formation of the ozone hole

WS 1: The Chapman cycle (CH)
WS 2: Ozone and light (CH)

 

 

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Unit 1:
Dynamics of the stratosphere and aviation

 * still missing

Unit 2:
Stratospheric ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, the ozone hole and its impacts

 * still missing

 

 

Weather

Basics

Unit 1:
Weather and Fronts

WS 1: cold fronts (GEO)
WS 2: satellite view on a cold front (GEO)
WS 3: warm fronts (GEO)

Unit 2:
Circulation Systems

WS 1: atmospheric pressure and Hadley cells (GEO)
WS 3: weather without el niño influence (GEO)
WS 4: weather without el niño influence (GEO)
WS 5: weather with el niño influence (GEO)

Unit 3:
Folklore weather forecasting

WS 1: sunny tomorrow? (GEO)
WS 2: summer climate quiz? (GEO)
WS 3: historical background (GEO)

 

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Unit 1:
Floods and Thunderstorms

 WS 1: Passage of a cyclone (GEO)
 WS 2: Weather and types of clouds (GEO)
 WS 3: Write a weather forecast (GEO)

Unit 2:
Major wind systems


WS 1: la niña (GEO)
WS 2: bush fires (GEO)
WS 3: southern oscillation (GEO)
 

Unit 3:
Biometeorology and farmers prediction

WS 1: predict your summer (GEO)
WS 2: weather observation during summer (GEO)
WS 3: hot July 2003 (GEO)

 

Aerosols and Clouds

Basics

Unit 1:
Clouds

WS: still missing

Unit 2:
Particles

WS: still missing

Unit 3:
Sun and Clouds

WS: still missing

 

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Unit 1:
How are clouds formed? What happens in clouds?

WS: still missing

Unit 2:
Particles

WS: still missing

Unit 3:
Clouds, particles and climate

WS: still missing

 

Urban Climate

 

Basics

Unit 1:
Air pollution due to human activity

WS 1: criteria of pollution (CH)
WS 2: air pollution (CH)

Unit 2:
Urban climate

WS 1: Measurement of wind speed (GEO)
WS 2: Test your knowledge (GEO)
WS 3: Wind in the city (GEO)
WS 4: Ways to produce smoke (GEO)
WS 5: Wind in Frankfurt / Legoland (GEO)

Unit 3:
Acid rain - History in Europe and status in Asia

 

 

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Unit 1:
Air pollution due to human activity

WS: still missing

Unit 2:
Urban climate

WS 1: Radiation balance (GEO)
WS 2: Heat balance (GEO)
WS 3: Water balance (GEO)
WS 4: Urban biolclimate (GEO)
WS 5: Wind in languages classes (GEO)
WS 6: Wind in art education (GEO)
WS 7: Wind in music lessons (GEO)
WS 8: Wind in gymnastics (GEO)

Unit 3:
Acid rain - history in Europe and status in Asia

 

 

Oceanography

Basics

Unit 1:
Oceans and climate

WS 1: Quiz - properties of water (GEO)
WS 2: Ocean circulation (GEO)
WS 3: Circulation and climate diagrams (GEO)
WS 4: Simulation of the Gulf Stream (GEO)

Unit 2:
Nutrients in the oceans

WS 1: Quiz on phytoplankton and nutrients (GEO)
WS 2: Remineralisation (GEO)
WS 3: Seasonal cycle of phytoplankton growth (GEO)
WS 4: Nutriants and eutrophication in coastel waters (GEO)
Unit 3:
Gases from phytoplankton
WS: still missing

 

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Unit 1:
Oceans and climate

WS 1: North Atlantic Oscillation (GEO)

Unit 2:
Oceanic nutrients - Iron

WS: still missing

Unit 3:
Gases from phytoplankton

WS: still missing

 

Agriculture and Food Supply

Basics

Unit 1:
Plants and climate

WS 1: experiments on crop yields (GEO)
WS 2: quiz - climat and food (GEO)
WS 3: agricultural simulation (GEO)

Unit 2:
The climate change issue

WS 1: quiz - predictions for agronomy (GEO)
WS 2: experiment on the greenhouse effect (GEO)
WS 3: Availability of resource water (GEO)

Unit 3:
Drought in the Mediterranean

WS 1: Quiz - Mediterranean aridity (GEO)
WS 2: reasons for forest fires (GEO)
WS 3: Forest fires in southern Europe (GEO)

 

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Unit 1:
Past and present

WS 1: Past and present - crops (GEO)
WS 2: Weeds, diseases and pests (GEO)
WS 3: Major historical climate events (GEO)

Unit 2:
Predicting the future

WS 1: Quiz - global changes (GEO)
WS 2: The influence of CO2 on plants and climate (GEO)
WS 3: Case studies Egypt and Spain (GEO)

Unit 3:
Drought in the Mediterranean

WS 1: Drought in the Mediterranean - climate diagramms (GEO)
WS 2: Drought driving factors (GEO)
WS 3: Exercises on drought driving factors (GEO)

 

Human Impact

Basics

Unit 1:
Man-made climate change?

WS 1: a warming atmosphere (PHY)
WS 2: climate models and CO2 emissions (PHY)
WS 3: CO2 and water expansion (PHY)

Unit 2:
How will a warmer world be like?

WS 1: consequences of climate change (PHY)
WS 2: future climates and feedbacks (PHY)

Unit 3:
How can we hinder man-made climate change?

WS 1: impacts on the climate system (PHY)
WS 2: standard of livig and economy (PHY)

 

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Unit 1:
Man-made climate change?

WS 1: CO2 - history and today (PHY)
WS 2: changes in temperatur and precipitation (PHY)

Unit 2:
What will a warmer world be like?

WS 1: climate scenarios (PHY)
WS 2: vulnerability to climate changes (PHY)

Unit 3:
How can we hinder man-made climate change?

WS 1: measures and policy (PHY)
WS 2: role play for four persons (PHY)

 

 

CH: 10 , GEO: 62 , PHY: 13 - SUM: 81 (state: 2004-01-09)

 

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