Spring 2025 Earth and Environmental Sciences UN3109 section 001

CLIMATE PHYSICS

Climate Physics

Call Number 13558
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:25am
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Adam H Sobel
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This is a calculus-based treatment of climate system physics and the mechanisms of anthropogenic climate change. By the end of this course, students will understand: how solar radiation and rotating fluid dynamics determine the basic climate state, mechanisms of natural variability and change in climate, why anthropogenic climate change is occurring, and which scientific uncertainties are most important to estimates of 21st century change.

This course is designed for undergraduate students seeking a quantitative introduction to climate and climate change science. EESC V2100 (Climate Systems) is not a prerequisite, but can also be taken for credit if it is taken before this course.

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 17 students (25 max) as of 4:05PM Saturday, December 21, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number UN3109
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20251EESC3109W001