Description
Introduction to climate, weather and the hydrological cycle. Physical properties of the atmosphere, radiation and energy balances, global circulation, atmospheric moisture and precipitation, weather systems and forecasting, mechanisms of anthropogenic climate change.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1010 or ERTH 1002 or ISCI 1001 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1010 or ERTH 1002 or ISCI 1001 .
- Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Introduction to climate, weather and the hydrological cycle. Physical properties of the atmosphere, radiation and energy balances, global circulation, atmospheric moisture and precipitation, weather systems and forecasting, mechanisms of anthropogenic climate change.
- Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1010 or ERTH 1002 or ISCI 1001 .
- Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.
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