Overview
Description
Physical basis for behavior of the climate system; flows and reservoirs of mass and energy; temporal and spatial scales of variability; contemporary climate issues.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PHYS 182
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate ability to trace the historical development of climate along with evidence to support scientific understanding of that history, from paleoclimatology to geologically recent climate change.
- demonstrate appreciation of the complexity of climate system interactions within the atmosphere and with other earth/oceanic/biological spheres.
- demonstrate ability to explain the various controls on climate, energy flux, and atmospheric teleconnections that drive the global climate system.