The Atmosphere

Dorian S. Abbot

Published 2018-06-08Version 1

These notes contain everything necessary to run a flipped course on "The Atmosphere" at an introductory undergraduate level. There are notes for the students to read before each course meeting and problems for them to work on in small groups during course meetings. Topics include (1) atmospheric composition, structure, and thermodynamics; (2) solar and terrestrial radiation in the atmospheric energy balance; (3) atmospheric dynamics and circulation. I include 10 problem sets, four practice midterms, and two practice finals. Problems are drawn from the atmospheres of modern and past Earth, solar system planets, and extrasolar planets. You are free to use these notes in your classes, and to expand them as you please. If you catch any typos or errors, please send them to me. Enjoy!