I) THE ATMOSPHERE (CH. 3)
    A) Composition of the Atmosphere
        1. Permanent Gasses
        2. Variable Gasses
    B) Atmospheric Pressure
        1. Measurements of pressure
        2. Pressure change with altitude
    C) Temperature Layers of the Atmosphere
        1. Troposphere
        2. Stratosphere
        3. Mesosphere
        4. Thermosphere

II) RADIATION & TEMPERATURE (CH. 4)
    A) Seasonality - changes in solar altitude and day length due to axis tilt
    B) Global Energy Budget
        1. Solar radiation
        2. Terrestrial radiation
        3. Balance between inputs and outputs
    C) Temperature Patterns - controls on temperature
        1. Latitude
        2. Altitude
        3. Atmospheric conditions
        4. Surface cover
        5. Land-water contrasts
    D) Global Warming and the "Greenhouse Effect"

III) PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND WIND (CH. 5)
    A) Atmospheric Forces
        1. Pressure gradient force
        2. Coriolis force
        3. Frictional force
        4. Resulting winds
    B) Pressure Systems
        1. Surface high and low pressure cells
        2. Upper-level wind and pressure
    C) Global Circulation
        1. Inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
        2. Subtropical high pressure
        3. Trade winds
        4. Surface westerlies
        5. Polar highs and polar easterlies
        6. Polar front and jet stream
        7. Asian monsoon
        8. Ocean circulation

IV) ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND STORMS (CH. 6-7)
    A) Measures of Humidity
        1. Precipitable water vapor
        2. Vapor pressure
        3. Specific humidity
        4. Saturation specific humidity
        5. Relative humidity
        6. Dewpoint temperature
    B) Condensation Processes
        1. Adiabatic lapse rates
        2. Lifting condensation level (LCL)
        3. Raindrop formation
    C) Precipitation Types
        1. Orographic precipitation
        2. Convective precipitation
        3. Frontal precipitation
            a. cold fronts
            b. warm fronts
    D) Atmospheric Disturbances
        1. Midlatitude Wave Cyclones
        2. Tropical Cyclones

V) GLOBAL CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION (CH. 8)
    A) Climate Classification Systems
    B) Climate Zones of the Earth
        1. Type A - Tropical Climates
            a. Tropical Wet
            b. Tropical Monsoon
            c. Tropical Savanna
        2. Type B - Dry Climates
            a. Subtropical Desert and Steppe
            b. Midlatitude Desert and Steppe
        3. Type C - Mild Midlatitude Climates
            a. Humid Subtropical
            b. Mediterranean
            c. Marine West Coast
        4. Type D - Severe Midlatitude Climates
            a. Humid Continental
            b. Subarctic
        5. Type E - Polar Climates
            a. Tundra
            b. Ice Cap
        6. Type F - Highland Climates