A low-pressure system in the atmosphere over the Arctic Ocean on July 28, 2020, imaged by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147070/arctic-lows). NASA image accessed via https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/147000/147070/arctic_tamo_2020210_lrg.jpg on 11 August 2020.

Important Notes

• The reading assignments are in the required laboratory manual (textbook) listed near the bottom of this document.
• You must submit [1] the original paper lab-activity sheets on which you have recorded your answers (stapled together in order), and [2] a PDF file containing scans of the completed laboratory activities to your laboratory instructor before the end of your lab meeting.
• The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS within 6 hours after your laboratory meeting ends.

Lab Assignment

1. View the video introducing the material in Chapter 17 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-agi-prelab-video-earths-dynamic-climate.
2. View the pronunciation guide for names and geoscience terms used in the Climate Change Lab (chapter 17) of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual: https://youtu.be/8IX8WnBKUZA
3. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Pages 432-435, Sections Introduction, Greenhouse Gases, and Measurement of Global Mean Sea Level Subsection Measuring Ocean Temperature and Salinity
4. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Activity 17.1, How Does Rising Temperature Affect Sea Level, p. 445-447.
   If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck.
   ∙ View: Experiment video available via https://qrgo.page.link/Hd51t
5. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Pages 435-436, Subsection Adding Water to the Ocean from Melting Ice Sheets
6. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Activity 17.2, Melting Ice and Rising Sea Level, p. 448-449.
   If you get stuck, ask for help.
   ∙ View: Experiment video available at https://qrgo.page.link/Mr42z
   ∙ View: Experiment video available at https://qrgo.page.link/bhXHa
7. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Pages 436-438, Subsections Measuring Local Sea-Level Change Using Tidal Gauges and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment
8. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Page 438, Section Climate Indicators, Today and for the Past 800,000 Years, Subsection The Keeling Record from Mauna Loa Observatory
9. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Activity 17.4, Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere, p. 453-455.
   If you get stuck, ask for help.
10. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Page 439-441, Subsection Data from Planetary Motions, Sediment Cores, and Ice Cores
11. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Activity 17.5, The Climate Record from Cores, p. 456-458.
    If you get stuck, ask for help.
12. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Pages 439-441, Section Some Consequences of a Warming Climate
13. Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 17, Activity 17.6, Local Effects of Sea-Level Rise, p. 459-461. Be sure you use a marker, pen, crayon, colored pencil, or ... that is clearly shown on your submitted PDF as you map flooded coastal areas.
    If you get stuck, ask for help.

Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, and 17.6.

Required Textbook And Online Resources

AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy) Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972

Contacting Your Teachers

How To Contact Professor Cronin

Professor Cronin is available to facilitate understanding of course material that you have been studying and to help you navigate around any temporary barriers to your learning.

email: Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu

mobile, for text or voice: listed on the "lecture"-course homepage on Canvas.
Only contact him on his mobile device between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Time, and only if it is an important question/issue related to this course.

How To Contact Your Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Lab Section B (Tues 2:40-4:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section C (Tues 4:40-6:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section D (Wed 12:20-2:15 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section E (Wed 2:30-4:25 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
• Lab Section J (Thurs 2:40-4:35 PM): Vinothan Sivapalan — email vinothan_sivapalan1@baylor.edu

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