qWeek 1 -
introduction to the climate system (E3 and G1, 2, 5)
subcomponents
global energy cycle
global water cycle
qWeek 2 - atmosphere (E4 and G6)
general circulation
jetstream and midlatitude
storm
tropical trade winds and monsoons
qWeek 3 - ocean (E5 and G7)
wind-driven circulation
thermohaline circulations
meridional heat transport
qWeek 4 - land
surface (G5)
energy, water, and heat properties
qWeek 5 - climate
sensitivity and feedback mechanisms (G9)
measurement of sensitivity
cloud-radiation feedback
ice-albedo feedback
water vapor feedback
q*** MID-TERM***
Week 6 - climate variability
(handout)
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Pacific
decadal oscillation
North Atlantic Oscillation
Week 7 - history and evolution of Earth's
climate (G8)
historical
aspects
proxy data
Week 8 - natural climate change
(G11)
solar and orbit variations
volcanic
eruptions and aerosols
Week 9 - anthropogenic climate change (G12
and E13, 14)
global warming
ozone
depletion
tropical deforestation
Week 10 - climate system modeling
(G10)
hierarchy of climate system model
computational
issues
modeling of climate variations (ENSO) and
changes (2xCO2)
*** FINAL ***