ESS101C
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Syllabus
Week 1 -
introduction to the climate system (E3 and G1, 2, 5)
subcomponents
global energy cycle
global water cycle
subcomponents
global energy cycle
global water cycle
Week 2 - atmosphere (E4 and G6)
general circulation
jetstream and midlatitude storm
tropical trade winds and monsoons
general circulation
jetstream and midlatitude storm
tropical trade winds and monsoons
Week 3 - ocean (E5 and G7)
wind-driven circulation
thermohaline circulations
meridional heat transport
wind-driven circulation
thermohaline circulations
meridional heat transport
Week 4 - land
surface (G5)
energy, water, and heat properties
energy, water, and heat properties
Week 5 - climate
sensitivity and feedback mechanisms (G9)
measurement of sensitivity
cloud-radiation feedback
ice-albedo feedback
water vapor feedback
measurement of sensitivity
cloud-radiation feedback
ice-albedo feedback
water vapor feedback
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Week 6 - climate variability
(handout)
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Pacific decadal oscillation
North Atlantic Oscillation
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Pacific decadal oscillation
North Atlantic Oscillation
Week 7 - history and evolution of Earth's
climate (G8)
historical aspects
proxy data
historical aspects
proxy data
Week 8 - natural climate change
(G11)
solar and orbit variations
volcanic eruptions and aerosols
solar and orbit variations
volcanic eruptions and aerosols
Week 9 - anthropogenic climate change (G12
and E13, 14)
global warming
ozone depletion
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)
hierarchy of climate system model
computational issues
modeling of climate variations (ENSO) and changes (2xCO2)
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