Chaos Theory and Global Warming
Chaos Theory and Global Warming Reading A reading titled ‘Chaos in the Atmosphere’ by Spencer Weart hosted on the website of Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics. This reading is a supplement to Spencer Weart’s book titled, ‘The Discovery of Global Warming’, that explains complex models about weather prediction and chaos theory. […]
Quantum Mechanics and Climate Change
Quantum Mechanics and Climate Change Video A lecture that describes how quantum mechanics plays a role in understanding Earth’s climate systems and climate change. This lecture by Brad Marston, Brown University, uses Richard Feynman’s double slit experiment to explain how changing concentrations of greenhouse gases could potentially affect Earth’s climate. Students will be provided an […]
An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics
An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics Video A video lecture titled, ‘Atmospheric Thermodynamics – Introduction’ from the e-learning course, ‘Introduction to Atmospheric Science’ developed by C Balaji, IIT Madras, for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India. This video lecture discusses the laws of thermodynamics, the gas laws, Boyle’s Law, Hooke’s law, and Dalton’s Law. […]
Simple Harmonic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators
Simple Harmonic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators Overview As a High School or Undergraduate Physics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) and Simple Harmonic Oscillators. This lesson plan will allow you to teach your students about Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) and simple harmonic oscillators and […]
Thermodynamic Processes in the Atmosphere
Thermodynamic Processes in the Atmosphere Overview As an undergraduate Physics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching the principle of thermodynamics andabout thermodynamic processes. A fundamental notion in Thermodynamics is a ‘Thermodynamic System’. A thermodynamic system is a part of the universe that is under study; the rest […]
Waves and Oscillations
Waves and Oscillations Overview As a High School or Undergraduate Physics or Earth Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about the characteristics, properties and types of waves and oscillations, and how atmospheric wave dynamics possibly influence extreme weather events. A wave is a continuous oscillation of a field about […]
Coriolis Force, Coriolis Effect, and the Impact of Coriolis Effect on Climate
Coriolis Force, Coriolis Effect, and the Impact of Coriolis Effect on Climate Overview Overview As a high school or undergraduate Physics or Earth Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about Coriolis Force, the Coriolis Effect, and how the Coriolis Effect influences climate (trade winds and upwelling). […]
Heat Transport in the Atmosphere, Hadley Circulation and Climate (Global Precipitation Patterns and Distribution of Deserts)
Heat Transport in the Atmosphere, Hadley Circulation and Climate (Global Precipitation Patterns and Distribution of Deserts) Overview As a high school or undergraduate Geography, Earth Sciences, or Physics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about heat transport in the atmosphere, atmospheric circulation, and the Hadley Cell and […]
Phase Diagrams and Phase Equilibria
Phase Diagrams and Phase Equilibria Overview As an undergraduate Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach phase diagrams and phase equilibria. Phase diagrams can be used to understand the stability of different phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) under changing temperature and pressure. This lesson […]