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Global Warming Science (12.340)

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() key to symbols Prereq: GIR:PHY1,GIR:CAL1, or permission of instructor; [5.60]
Units: 3-0-9

Provides students with a scientific foundation of anthropogenic climate change and an introduction to climate models. Focuses on fundamental physical processes that shape climate (e.g. solar variability, orbital mechanics, greenhouse gases, atmospheric and oceanic circulation, and volcanic and soil aerosols) and on evidence for past and present climate change. Discusses material consequences of climate change, including sea level change, variations in precipitation, vegetation, storminess, and the incidence of disease. Examines the science behind mitigation and adaptation proposals.

K. Emanuel, S. Seager