ATM- 552: CLIMATE CHANGE

                                                                                                                                        Credit: Ed Hawkins, https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/spirals/

TOPIC:

This course discusses the current scientific understanding regarding anthropogenic climate change, including uncertainties and inherent limitations. Topics covered will include, among others, modeling aspects of climate change, greenhouse gas forcing and future emission scenarios, the role of aerosols and black carbon in global brightening and dimming, carbon cycle feedbacks, detection and attribution studies (fingerprinting), regional climate change, impacts of climate change on cryosphere, sea-level rise, extreme events, etc. and mitigation and adaptation strategies. The most recent IPCC reports (AR6 -2021/2022) will serve as the basis for discussions but will be supplemented with results emerging from more recent studies.

INSTRUCTOR:    Mathias Vuille
                             ETEC 439
                             ph.: 442-4472
                             mvuille@albany.edu

TIME AND LOCATION: Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm - 4:20pm
                                        ETEC 483

CREDITS: 3

TEXTBOOK: no textbook required; we will instead read and discuss relevant papers for each topic

PREREQUISITES: No prerequisites besides the general prerequisites for all departmental graduate courses.

OFFICE HOURS: by appointment

WEBSITE:  http://www.atmos.albany.edu/daes/atmclasses/atm552

                        for pdf's of papers and lectures go here (password required)

FORMAT: The class is a mixture of lectures, seminar-style discussions and student presentations.

EVALUATION:    1) Mid term exam (35%)
                            2) Homework (10%)
                            3) In-class presentation (20%)
                            4) Research or review paper on topic chosen by student (35%)

SCHEDULE:

The schedule is approximate and subject to change. It will be adjusted and evolve as the class progresses.