MTR 3340 - Climate Change Science

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): MTR 1600 or GEG 1100 or ENV 1200 or GEL 1010 or GEL 1150 or MTR 1400

Description: This course examines the physical mechanisms of climate change through an integrative earth systems science lens. These processes explain many of the observed changes within the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere of the planet. Aspects of dynamic climate change include movement of energy through the Earth system, atmospheric and oceanic circulation, and hydrologic and carbon cycles. This understanding is applied to interpreting climate model projections, with keen attention to climate sensitivity, time scales of changes, and sources of uncertainty in climate prediction. An understanding of the physical processes driving climate models facilitates an examination of climate change impacts on natural and societal systems.

Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 3340