Description

Overview:

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.

Subject:

Atmospheric Science

Level:

Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Full Course

Author:

Daniel Cziczo, David McGee, Kerry Emanuel, Sara Seager

Provider:

MIT

Provider Set:

MIT OpenCourseWare

Date Added:

01/01/2012