Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Description of the climate system (General circulation, hydrological cycle, carbon cycle). Natural greenhouse effect and the effect of trace gases and aerosols. Forcings (natural & anthropogenic), Fast and Slow Feedbacks, Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity, Transient Climate Response. Climates of the past (ice ages, proxy records, abrupt climate change, instrumental record of climate). Climate variability and time-scales; MJO, ENSO, PDO, Milankovic cycles. Modeling climate: Simple EBMs, Coupled Climate Models. Natural and Anthropogenic climate change. Future climate projections.