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Chapter One : What Is North Carolina's Climate and What Makes It the Way It Is ?

1:  The Summit School Almanac for Windows

2:  Comparing Two Factors that Affect Energy Flux

3: Length of Daylight vs Daily Insolation Totals

4: Surface Air Temperatures and Insolation

5: Heating and Cooling Rates of Soil and Water

6: Heating and Cooling Degree Days

7: Comparing Surface Air Temperatures with Those of Higher Altitudes

8: How Consistent Are Local Annual Surface Temperatures ?

9: Atmospheric Pressure

10: La Niña and El Niño

11: Short Range Weather Signs

12: Temperature and Dew Point

13: Dew Points at Higher Altitudes

14: Ingredients for Making Clouds

15: Cloud Classification

16: Surface Wind Directions

17: Winds at Varying Altitudes

18: Weather Map Station Models

19: Other Weather Map Symbols

20: Weather Types

21 : Effects of Location on North Carolina's Climate

22 : Station Model Forecasting

23 : Discomfort Index

24 : Hurricane Trends

25 : Severe Weather Problem in North Carolina : Lightning

Chapter Two : Which Celestial Objects Affect Us and
How Do They Do It ?

26 : The UV Index

27 : Solar Energy Applications

28 : Solar Flares

29 : Tidal Forces

30 : Air Tides

31 :  Our Location in Time

32 : Our Location in Space

33 : Reference Star Patterns

34 : Seeing the "Invisible"

35 : Star Triangulation

36 : Spectral Evidence

Chapter Three : What Are North Carolina's Geological and Oceanographic Features and How Did They Form ?

37 : Blue Ridge Geology

38 : Western Piedmont Geology

39 : Central Piedmont Geology

40 : Mesozoic Basins

41: Eastern Piedmont Geology

42: Cretaceous Rocks of the Coastal Plain

43: The Coastal Plain Geologic Province

44: Local Soil Types

45: Radon in North Carolina Soils
 

Chapter Four : How Are We Affecting Our State's Environment ?

46: Good and Bad Ozone

47: Dirty Air

48: The Pollen Problem

49: Water Worries

50: Urban Sprawl

51: Forest Depletion

52: Visual Pollution

Chapter Five : Which Local Sites Highlight Some of
the Environmental Issues and Concerns Studied in this Course ?

53: Virtual Field Trip To Reynolda Gardens

54: The Summit Atmospheric Health and Comfort Rating

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