Summary:
This course provides students with a scientific foundation of anthropogenic climate change and an introduction to climate models. It focuses on fundamental physical processes that shape climate (e.g. solar variability, orbital mechanics, greenhouse gases, atmospheric and oceanic circulation, and volcanic and soil aerosols) and on evidence for past and present climate change. During the course they discuss material consequences of climate change, including sea level change, variations in precipitation, vegetation, storminess, and the incidence of disease. This course also examines the science behind mitigation and adaptation proposals.
Link:
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-340-global-warming-science-spring-2012
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Tags:
climate change greenhouse gases climate model solar variability orbital mechanics atmospheric circulation oceanic circulation volcanic aerosols soil aerosols precipitation vegetation
Authors:
Emanuel, Kerry, Seager, Sara, Cziczo, Daniel, McGee, David
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Date tagged:
06/25/2013, 06:50
Date published:
06/24/2013, 12:57