The Climate Machine: Overview (p 320-364)
 
11.1 Weather versus Climate
11.2 Energy from the Sun
11.2.1 Solar Illumination
11.2.2 The Four Seasons
11.3 Temperature of the Earth
11.3.1 Radiative Balance: sunlight in, earthglow out
11.3.2 An energy balance model
11.3.3 The Temperatures of the Planets
11.4 The Greenhouse Effect
11.4.1 Atmospheric Band Absorption
11.4.2 Radiation Emission from Earth
11.4.3 Clouds and Radiation
11.4.4 The Greenhouse Energy Balance
link to worksheet #21, answers
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11.5 Energy Reservoirs: The Climate Flywheel
11.5.1 Reservoirs for heat
11.5.2 Ice: The cool reservoir
11.5.3 A Coupled Climate System
11.6 Causes of Climate Change
11.6.1 Climate Variability
11.6.2 Solar Variability: External Forcing, The Faint Young Sun Paradox
11.6.3 Ice Ages
11.6.4 Volcanic Eruptions
11.6.5 The Albedo Effect
11.7 The Vulnerability of Life to a Changing Climate
11.7.1 Modern Society and Climate
11.7.2 Do we need climate insurance?