Investigations Manual

Climate Studies Investigations Manual

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  • Investigations lead students through the analysis and interpretation of the most current climatic datasets
  • Two investigations per textbook chapter, for a total of 28 lab-related investigations

As each Manual activity is self-contained, course materials are available to instructors in their entirety prior to the beginning of a term.

Edits and selected contributions provided by DataStreme Lead Instructor and Curriculum Development Coordinator, Chad Kauffman, Ph.D.

Orders for the Climate Studies eInvestigations Manual and/or other course materials can be placed through your college bookstore. Go to the Order Class Materials page for details. Students can also place orders directly through the AMSEDU Bookstore.

If you are a faculty member interested in using the Climate Studies textbook in a current or future course offering, you may request an examination copy of the Textbook and Manual.

Investigations

1A Defining Climate (copyright notice)
1B Earth's Dynamic System (copyright notice)
2A The Climate Record
2B Essential Climate Variables
3A Climate Variability and Climate Change
3B Visualizing Climate
4A Solar Radiation
4B Greenhouse Gases and Infrared Radiation
5A Sensible and Latent Heating
5B Global Water Cycle
6A Prevailing Winds, Topographic Relief, and Precipitation
6B Atmospheric Circulation
7A Surface Currents and Coastal Upwelling
7B Climate Oscillations and Teleconnections
8A Volcanism and Earth's Temperature
8B Sea Ice Albedo
9A Proxy Data
9B PETM: A Possible Analog to Modern Climate Change
10A Climate Outlooks and Patterns
10B Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
11A Growing Rice in a Changing Climate
11B Rising Sea Levels
12A World Carbon Dioxide Emissions
12B Renewable Energy
13A Climate Policy
13B Mitigation and Adaptation
14A Public Views of Climate Change
14B Communicating Climate Change