HYDROSPHERE

  the ocean world
marine life
coastlines
the water cycle and water quality
freshwater ecosystems

GEOSPHERE

  inside the earth
plate tectonics
modeling the earth
earthquakes
volcanoes
avalanches
living at risk
planning for hazards

ATMOSPHERE

the earth system
paleoclimates
the global carbon cycle
modeling the climate
global warming
el niño & la niña
climate & biodiversity
climate & society

Course Content
Atmosphere: The Earth System

ILLUSTRATED LECTURES

ACE On-Line Young Person's Guide: Global Climate Change
Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment (ACE) Information Program, Atmospheric Resource Information Center, Manchester Metropolitan University

Arctic Climatology and Meteorology
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

The Earth's Radiation and Energy Balance
Sanjay Limaye and Rosalyn Pertzborn, University of Wisconsin

From the Ground Up: The World of Oil
Paul Harnick, Paleontological Research Institution, Cornell University

Global Change 2: An Earth Sciences Perspective
James White, University of Colorado

Hurricanes
Gulf of Maine Aquarium, NASA

Introduction to Earth Systems
David Bice, Department of Geology, Carleton College

Rain, Lightning, Hurricanes as Heat Engines
Educational Resources, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, NASA

Severe Weather: Hurricanes
NASA Classroom of the Future

Solar Energy: From the Sun to Earth
Linda K. Blum, University of Virginia

Space Weather
Space Science Institute (Boulder, Colorado)

Storms and Space Weather
Robert L. McPherron and Raymond J. Walker, UCLA

Tropical Twisters: Hurricanes
Sharron Sample, NASA/For Kids Only

IMAGE BANKS, VIDEOS, AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

Earth and Humanity: A Planetary Perspective
Charles Langmuir, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Heavenly Mathematics: Highlights of Cultural Astronomy
Helmer Aslaksen, National University of Singapore

Introduction to Weather and Climate: Station Model and Cloud Types
Steve Ackerman, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Madison-Wisconsin

NewsOne Video
ABC News

Rain, Lightning, and Hurricanes as Heat Engines
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, NASA

Tropical Twisters: Hurricanes
Sharron Sample, NASA/For Kids Only

Weather for Pilots: Weather Maps
Steve Ackerman, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

EXERCISES AND LABS

2003 GLOBE Teacher's Guide: Implementation Guide
The GLOBE Program

AP Environmental Science
Mark Ewoldson, La Cañada High School (La Cañada-Flintridge, California)

Antarctic Expeditions: Ozone Hole
Planet Earth Science: The Data Discovery Company

Atmosphere, Climate
Susan Clark Slaymaker, California State University, Sacramento

Earth's Heat Budget and Climate
William A. Prothero, UC Santa Barbara

Effect of the Sun's Energy on the Ocean and Atmosphere (A Toolbook Exercise)
Mitch Fox et al., Institute on Climate and Planets, Goddard Institute for Space Study, NASA

Global-Change Labs: The Earth System (Exercises #1, #2, #12)
David Hodell and Ray G.Thomas, University of Florida

Hurricane
NASA Spacelink

Oceanography Internet Labs: Earth's Radiation Budget
Roger Hart, Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University

Solarscapes: Sunspots and Rotation
Beverly Meier, Space Science Institute (Boulder, Colorado)

Visit to an Ocean Planet: Climate
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

RESEARCH & POLICY

The Ocean Component of the Global Water Cycle
Raymond W. Schmitt, Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

State of the Planet Conference
Earth Institute, Columbia University

Statement Concerning the Role of Water Vapor Feedback in Global Warming
Roy W. Spencer, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

UCAR Quarterly
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

US Global Change Research Information Office
US Global Change Research Program

Water Vapor in Climate Shifts
Office of Public Information and Communications, Columbia University

Water Vapor in the Climate System
American Geophysical Union

Why Do Human-Made Greenhouse Gases Matter When Water Vapor Is the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas?
World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Programme