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701-0412-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-ERDW
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Climate Systems

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Sonia I. Seneviratne
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Abstract

Introduction of the most important components of the climate systems and their interactions.

Objective

Students have a basic understanding of the global energy balance, radiation budget, boundary, layer, atmosphere, ocean, biosphere, land-surface coupling, cryosphere, carbon cycle, climate variability, climate of the past and anthropogenic climate change, and they are able to apply this to solve simple quantitative problems and answer qualitative questions.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Copies of the slides are provided in electronic form.

Literature

A comprehensive list of references is provided in the class. Two books are particularly recommended: - Hartmann, D., 1994: Global Physical Climatology. Academic Press, London, 411 pp. - Peixoto, J.P. and A.H. Oort, 1992: Physics of Climate. American Institute of Physics, New York, 520 pp.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Climate Systems
Self-study course. No presence required. Please contact Prof. Sonia Seneviratne for further information.
No time listed 90 h semesterly

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